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  The role of parliament in budgetary oversight

  Parliamentary Centre, Canada, 2007

  This document provides an overview of the role of the Cambodian Parliament (National Assembly and Senate) in budgetary oversight, and general information on the budget process. It is targeted both at parliamentarians and at government officials and academics who wish to better understand the role of parliament in budget oversight.
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  China: minority exclusion, marginalization and rising tensions

  Minority Rights Group International, 2007

  This report critically examines Hu Jintao’s ‘harmonious society’ in China. In addition to journalists and Human Rights activists, the report is aimed at those in international governments and businesses who are seeking to build trade links with China. It exposes China’s development strategy and the exact price that ethnic minority communities continue to pay.
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  Chop fine: the human rights impact of local government corruption and mismanagement in Rivers State, Nigeria

  Human Rights Watch, 2007

  This Human Rights Watch report examines the misuse of public funds by local officials in the Rivers State of Nigeria’s. It is based on interviews in Rivers state with government and donor agency officials, civil servants, health care workers, teachers, civil society groups and local residents.
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  Parliament and democracy in the twenty-first century: a guide to good practice

  Inter Parliamentary Union, 2006

  What is the parliamentary contribution to democracy? What makes a parliament or legislature itself democratic? How might it become more so? These are the questions which this Guide seeks to answer.
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  Public administration and democratic governance: governments serving citizens

  United Nations Online Network in Public Administration and Finance, 2006

  This set of papers explores a wide range of topics for improving governance and public administration including the challenges facing governments in the 21st century including: globalisationmeans of fostering democracy and development through e-governmentpartnerships among citizens, businesses and governments for development and democracyinnovation and quality in government
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  Towards a people-driven African Union: current obstacles and new opportunities

  Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project, 2007

  The African Union has already developed a reputation for charting an ambitious pan-African state-building project, yet very little is understood by policy-makers or citizens of how African countries prepare for the summits and their related ministerial meetings, and how they implement decisions and resolutions made in these fora.
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  Providing services to enhance citizenship and improve accountability: information is key

  Expert Group on Development Issues, Department for International Development Cooperation. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden, 2006

  This paper looks at the connection between democratic accountability and enhancing service provision for the poor.
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  2006 Global Accountability Report: holding power to account

  One World Trust, 2006

  The 2006 Global Accountability Report measures and compares the accountability of transnational organisations in the intergovernmental (IGOs), non-governmental (INGOs) and corporate sectors (TNCs) on the basis of four dimensions of accountability: transparency, participation, evaluation, and complaint and response.The findings show differences between and within the three sectors.
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  Governance in education: transparency and accountability

  International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, 2006

  There is a wealth of experience in different countries regarding successful approaches to reducing corruption and increasing transparency in the management of the education sector.
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  Open Government : fostering dialogue with civil society

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2004

  This paper is an examination of OECD work and discussions on how to open dialogue between governments and civil society to improve participation of civil society in government, to improve communication between government and society, and to improve communication between the two groups.

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