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  The illegitimacy of democracy?: democratisation and alienation in Maputo, Mozambique

  Crisis States Research Centre, LSE, 2007

  This paper examines the effects of democratisation in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. It focuses on the growing alienation between the urban middle class and the dominant, state-based elite, arguing that the introduction of multiparty democracy has weakened the state’s legitimacy amongst a group that was once a pillar of the regime. Findings include:
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  Developmental states in the new millennium: concepts and challenges for a new aid agenda

  Development Policy Review, 2007

  The developmental state is back at the centre of the international policy debate, yet policy-makers still have much to learn from the large research-based literature on the subject. This article, which introduces a special theme-based edition of Development Policy Review, discusses some of the concepts and challenges surrounding the developmental state and its incorporation in the aid agenda.
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  The resource curse: which institutions matter?

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2007

  Countries rich in natural resources on average grow more slowly than countries without such
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  Local Governance in Tanzania: observations from six councils 2002-2003

  Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2005

  This document discusses the political and administrative dimensions of governance in Tanzania including citizens’ rights, reduced corruption and participation in local elections. The main focus of the paper, however, is the extent to which local authorities are free to make political decisions within the Tanzanian political system.
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  Public governance indicators: a literature review

  Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2007

  This paper provides an overview of public governance indicators, briefly discussing their pros and cons. It also evaluates existing methodologies such as data collection, sampling, aggregation methods, and applicability of results.
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  National Democratic Institute

  The National Democratonprofit organization working to strengthen and expand democracy worldwide.
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  Audit committees in central banks

  International Monetary Fund Working Papers, 2007

  This paper reviews the tasks and design of audit committees, increasingly recommended as a way to strengthen financial accountability and good central bank governance. To avoid a configuration where management would be overseeing itself, and thereby limit conflicts of interest, several options are available for oversight bodies depending on the prevailing legal tradition.
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  Does good government draw foreign capital? explaining China' s exceptional foreign direct investment inflow

  World Bank, 2007

  This paper explores the linkages between good governance and foriegn direct investment (FDI) in China, which is now the world 's largest destination of FDI, despite its institutional deficiencies. The analysis compares the quality of China’s institutions with other developing countries.
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  Backgrounder: National Security Policy

  Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, 2005

  This brief provides a short introduction to the importance and the challenges of a country’s National Security Policy (NSP), and also addresses how to implement an effective and democratic NSP.The paper highlights that it is important for a country to have an integrated and detailed NSP strategy, in order to:ensure that the government addresses all threats in a comprehensive manneri
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  Revenues and governance in sub-saharan Africa: summary for the African Commission

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2004

  In this submission to the UK Africa commission the author summarises, with a focus on policy implications, what he believes to be an emerging consensus about governance issues in Africa. He argues that donors must consider the long-term political and governance implications of the receiving country before intervening and consider how an intervention will affect sources of ‘state revenue’.

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