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    Community development in Malawi: a situation analysis report

    Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2008
    This situation analysis of community development in Malawi is a product of the fieldwork that was carried out in nine districts across the country as an intermediary input in the task of developing a community development policy.
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    A rapid appraisal of the factors influencing the right to vote in parliamentary elections in Malawi

    Centre for Social Research, University of Malawi, 2003
    Malawi became a sovereign state on July 6th 1964. Its first president was Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda, who ruled the country from independence until May 1994. Under Dr. Banda the only political party allowed to operate legally was the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), of which he himself was president. Moreover, no dissent or opposition of any kind was allowed in the country.
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    Citizen perceptions of local government responsiveness in sub-Saharan Africa

    Afrobarometer, 2010
    The daily lives of Africans remain relatively untouched by the agents and institutions of a central state.
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    Citizens’ agenda for Africa’s development

    African Monitor, 2010
    There is widespread consensus that significant development progress has been made in Africa. However, five years remain for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and much more needs to be done in terms of governance, economic and social development.
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    Democratising regional integration in Southern Africa: SADC national committees as platforms for participatory policy-making

    Centre for Policy Studies, South Africa, 2009
    SADC National Committees (SNCs) are a statutory implementation organs of SADC (Southern African Development Community) for national input in the formulation of regional policies and the co-ordination and implementation of these programmes at national level. They are participatory multi-stakeholder policy-making and implementation platforms.
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    Demanding good governance: lessons from social accountability initiatives in Africa

    World Bank Institute, World Bank, 2010
    Accountability is the cornerstone of good governance. The combined effects of the global economic crisis, climate change and influence and power relationships between the developed and developing worlds require African countries to re-evaluate their governance structures. This book looks at the demand for good governance on the continent through citizen actions to hold the governments to account.
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    Women's political participation and influence in Sierra Leone

    Fride, 2009
    Gender relations in Sierra Leone are extremely unequal and Sierra Leonean women face high levels of exclusion, violence and poverty.
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    Public sentinel: news media and governance reform

    World Bank, 2010
    News media have contributed to the improvement of governance in several countries through their ability to expose corruption. This book contributes to the awareness of the potential contributions of independent news media to governance reform efforts around the world. It focuses on the performance of news media in addressing the major issues facing the international development community.
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    The APRM process in South Africa

    Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project, 2010
    This report reviews the process of implementing the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in South Africa. It focuses on the national process leading to the adoption of a country self-assessment and on the roles of the various stakeholders. The paper raises a number of findings, including:
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    Localis (http://localis.org.uk/)

    Localis is an independent think-tank based in Westminster, dedicated to issues related to local government and localism.

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