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  Dhaka: improving living conditions for the urban poor

  World Bank Office, Dhaka, 2007

  Dhaka is the fastest growing mega-city in the world, attracting an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 mostly poor migrants a year. This paper argues that urgent measures are required to address the vital needs of the city's rapidly growing urban poor.
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  Public service delivery in a democratic developmental state

  Centre for Policy Studies, South Africa, 2007

  This paper discusses the notion of service delivery by the public service in a democratic developmental state. It maintains a particular focus on the definitions of a developmental state and the challenges it faces whilst looking at South Africa as a case study.
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  Is there a teacher motivation crisis in Tanzania?

  Eldis Document Store, 2005

  Is low teacher motivation a barrier to Education for All in Tanzania? This paper is part of a study, based on 12 countries, that examines teacher motivation and incentives in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia.
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  Public service performance: towards a better life for all

  Centre for Policy Studies, South Africa, 2007

  The 1994 South African elections marked the transition from an Apartheid State to a Democratic one. Has this change brought a ‘better life for all’, as promised by the new government? Drawing on assessments by the UN, mainstream media and the government this paper examines: • policy reforms and the delivery record of the government since transition
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  Seen but not heard: teachers' voice in Rwanda: a policy research report on teacher morale and motivation in Rwanda

  Voluntary Service Overseas, 2004

  Teachers’ low levels of motivation can be a major obstacle to providing quality education. Research presented in this report shows that, in Rwanda, many teachers feel neglected, ignored and even scorned by authorities and society.
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  Affirmative action and state capacity in a democratic South Africa

  Centre for Policy Studies, South Africa, 2007

  Is the emigration of whites, corruption and the low degree of state capacity a result of affirmative action (AA) in South Africa? This paper suggests that critics of AA wrongly attribute most of the problems experienced by the democratic state to AA. By doing so, they ignore the multiple factors that constrain the capacity of the state to provide efficient services to citizens. Such as:
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  False starts: the exclusion of Romani children from primary education in Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina

  Amnesty International, 2006

  The low school attendance rates and poor achievement levels of Romani children in the former Yugoslavia are often explained through the use of negative stereotypes about the Roma’s "way of life" or attitude towards education.
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  Rural producer organisations and policy formulation in Uganda

  Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2004

  It is increasingly recognised that ordinary people have a right to participate in the design, planning and implementation of policies that affect their lives. This paper examines the strategies used by Rural Producer Organisations (RPOs) to influence policy formulation in Uganda, and documents best practices and strategies.
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  Paying for people: financing the skilled workers needed to deliver health and education services for all

  Oxfam, 2007

  In this briefing paper, Oxfam considers the extent of the problem of staff shortages in developing countries’ public services, and the resources and funding mechanisms required to address the gap.
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  Pro-poor participative practices in Pakistan: an analysis of typology of community participation in social action program (1992-2001) (public submission)

  International Conference on Engaging Communities, 2005

  Why did Pakistan’s Social Action Program (SAP) not achieve its desired outcome? This paper analyses the structural features and nature of community participation in both phases of the SAP at the levels of programme planning and implementation. For this purpose, secondary literature has been used.

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