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    The political economy of reform in Egypt: understanding the role of institutions

    Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2007
    Recent economic growth and stabilisation in Egypt has been largely fuelled by external factors which may not be sustainable argues this paper from the Carnegie Endowment. During the same period, Egypt has failed to address pressing social and economic challenges.
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    Uncritical citizenship in a low information society: Mozambicans in comparative perspective

    Afrobarometer, 2007
    This paper demonstrates that Mozambique has a distinctive profile of uncritical citizenship in which most Mozambicans do not express any opinion on their government and those who do overrate its performance. It also explores the extent to which this uncritical citizenship is a function of Mozambique’s ‘low information society’ characterised by:
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    Global Transparency Initiative (GTI)

    The Global Transparency Initiative (GTI) is a network of civil society organisations promoting openness in the International Financial Institutions (IFIs), such as the World Bank, the IMF, the Europea
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    Transparency at the IMF: a guide for civil society on getting access to information from the IMF

    Global Transparency Initiative, 2007
    This guide outlines how civil society organisations can use the information published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to hold their governments accountable for decisions made on economic policies. These are often constrained by the decisions of the IMF.
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    The enabling environment for social accountability in Mongolia

    World Bank Publications, 2007
    Governmental accountability has become an increasing focus of attention by international donors in their development policies, strategies, and programmes. This study focuses on social accountability in Mongolia and the conditions influencing its success and failure, including legislation, the role of civil society organisations (CSOs) and the media.
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    Money and politics program: guide to applying lessons learned

    International Foundation for Electoral Systems, 2006
    The disclosure of political accounts is a necessary condition for holding political actors accountable and reducing political corruption. This guide operationalises the concept that disclosure effectively promotes accountability within the larger social, political, and historical context of emerging democracies. 
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    The Kenya bribery index 2007

    Transparency International Kenya, 2007
    This report summarises the findings of Transparency International-Kenya’s sixth national bribery survey aimed at informing the fight against corruption. It is focused on experiences relayed by ordinary citizens, particularly where they have encountered corruption.
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    Institute for Democratic Governance

    As a civil society research, advocacy and capacity building organisation, IDEG is committed to a set of organisational principles and objectives.
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    Ghana: democracy and political participation

    Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project, 2007
    This research assesses the level of democratic development in Ghana and provides an analysis on the openness of various democratic spaces. While welcoming the substantial progress made since 1992, the report draws attention to the challenges that still threaten the consolidation of democracy and political participation in Ghana.
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    The institutional context of the 2004 general elections in Malawi

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2006
    How can electoral processes retain legitimacy? Ensuring that elected political leaders act in accordance with their mandate without violating citizens' rights is a key challenge for new democracies in sub-Saharan Africa. In Malawi, as across the continent, executive dominance is still the the norm in spite of the many institutions in place to make the government more accountable.

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