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    The civil society organisation’s role in global budget support in Mozambique

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2007
    This document presents a discussion on the role played by Civil Society Organisations (CSO’s) in global budget support in Mozambique. One of the areas highlighted are the dimensions of relations between CSOs from the north and the Mozambican CSOs. Key findings include:
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    Global principles for global operators: why looking at accountability in relationships matters in achieving sustainability and effectiveness

    One World Trust, 2007
    Global operators, whether corporate, intergovernmental or non-governmental, work in the same sphere and impact on the same people. In turn, they need to follow similar principles of accountability and can learn from each others’ practices.
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    Primer: human rights and the MDGs - making the link

    UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2007
    While the policies of aid agencies increasingly emphasise the connection between human rights and development, in practice the two concepts often remain on separate, parallel tracks. This primer provides a conceptual overview of the links between human rights and the MDGs and explores the key questions that practitioners face in this area.
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    Donor support to political parties: status and principles

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2007
    With financing of political parties a recurrent problem in many developing and transitional countries, donors are increasingly rendering support to political parties - almost always in indirect ways. This paper outlines the modalities, principles and practices of donor support to political parties.
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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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    Democratisation’s third wave and the challenges of democratic deepening

    Overseas Development Institute, 2007
    This paper presents a study of democratisation and democracy assistance in the developing world. In particular, it provides an overview of the democratisation processes during the 1980s.
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    Does the IMF constrain health spending in poor countries? Evidence and an agenda for action

    Center for Global Development, USA, 2007
    This paper reports on an investigation into whether the IMF constrains health spending in poor countries. With a focus on developing a framework of lessons and recommendations, it draws upon a range of background papers on different aspects of IMF programmes, including detailed case studies for Mozambique, Rwanda, and Zambia.
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    100 days: an agenda for government and donors in a new Zimbabwe

    Kubatana, 2007
    This report sets out an ambitious 100 Day Agenda for a new Zimbabwean Government. Although it is not known when a new Government will take office or what kind of government this will be, the paper argues that any new Government will face a host of extremely severe problems that have resulted from the policies pursued by the government of Robert Mugabe.
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    Corruption perceptions and risks in humanitarian assistance: a Liberia case study

    Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2007
    This study sets out to examine the risks of corruption associated with the delivery of humanitarian assistance in Liberia and how such risks can be managed and minimised in the future. This report aims to promote the more effective delivery of much needed assistance. The paper discusses the following:
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    Measuring governance: what guidance for aid policy?

    Overseas Development Institute, 2007
    Does governance matter? This paper explores the role of governance in aid effectiveness, pointing to policy recommendations (specifically with regards to Irish Aid) on how aid policy should be linked to governance in developing countries.

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