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    The dynamics of access: implications of ‘voice’, ‘exit’ and accountability in the provision of public goods

    Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan, 2013
    In the provision of social services, understanding the access situations requires an understanding of the dynamics of access in relation to the concepts ‘voice’ and ‘exit’. People resort to ‘voice’ to show their concern, provide feedback, and identify discrepancies in the administrative provision of welfare services.
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    Partnership models for accountability and monitoring in municipal programmes

    Urban LandMark, 2011
    A strong theme in this study is that it is better to be proactively accountable and to practice open democracy than face protests and civil disobedience. The study uses examples from a number of African countries, including South Africa, as opportunities for township and local government practitioners to gain new ideas and learn about what can be done and how.
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    Social accountability of women in Pakistan: a case study of Sialkot

    Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan, 2014
    Social Accountability as a mean of holding the state accountable to its citizens is not usually practiced in Pakistan. One of the prerequisites of Social Accountability is the right to information. The second major hindrance in the way of social accountability is the capacity and capability of citizens as how much they have empowered themselves to fight for their rights.
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    Challenges to social accountability and service delivery in Pakistan

    Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan, 2014
    Social accountability relates to community-based initiatives intended to improve transparency and access to information by holding the state and its agents accountable. The effectiveness of social accountability tools is highly dependent on the way in which they are initiated and exercised. The study highlights the major challenges to social accountability in Pakistan.
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    Chinese investments in Zimbabwe and Namibia: a comparative legal analysis

    Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2014
    The rapid expansion of Chinese investments in Africa has generated considerable interest among analysts of law, politics and economics. These investments have sparked both hope and uncertainty about the true intentions of China on African soil and the implications they have on the development of African economies.
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    Accelerating progress in Family Planning: options for strengthening civil society-led monitoring and accountability

    Results for Development Institute, 2014
    In recent years, accountability initiatives led by citizens and civil society organizations (CSOs) have proliferated, particularly in the health and education sectors.
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    Consolidating the regional diplomacy of Côte d’Ivoire

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014
    Côte d’Ivoire has gone through two decades of political instability and conflict, leading to the near collapse of many of its government institutions. President Alassane Ouattara’s arrival on the political scene in 2011 heralded a renewal of Côte d’Ivoire’s foreign policy.
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    Promoting peer review as a compliance mechanism for regional integration

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014
    Multilateral organisations have long used peer review as a means to encourage compliance with commitments made in the pursuit of various socio-economic goals. Africa established the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) as an indigenous system to monitor the progress of member states in the realm of governance and to provide support for their national development priorities.
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    Fighting corruption in South Asia: building accountability

    Transparency International, 2014
    Hardly a speech is delivered in South Asia without mention of the need to fight corruption in the region. Yet despite the lofty promises, corruption is on the rise. This report shows how a serious lack of political will on the part of governments to make laws work, means that government action to fight corruption is largely ineffective.
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    ‘Good Citizens’: corporate social responsibility in Africa

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014
    Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a growing consideration for businesses. The Country Review Reports (CRRs) compiled through the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) provide a unique lens through which CSR application in Africa can be gauged.

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