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id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Governance reforms in some countries have encouraged government officials to meet with citizens in formal meeting places to help make decisions at local and national levels. Citizens are increasingly able to participate in meetings, exchange information and negotiate agendas with state officials on issues concerning them.DocumentValues and meanings of citizenship
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007What does citizenship mean to poor and socially excluded people? How do their views help us understand and analyse what ‘inclusive’ citizenship means?DocumentBuilding inclusive citizenship and democracies
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Many citizens are disillusioned with government and democracy. Corruption, state failures to respond to poor people’s needs and a lack of connection between citizens and elected representatives and bureaucrats are major concerns. At the same time, citizens are challenging corporations and global institutions to be more responsible.DocumentBudget monitoring and policy influence: lessons from civil society budget analysis and advocacy initiatives
Overseas Development Institute, 2007This study examines the issues of budget accountability and budget policies. Within budget acountability it looks at budget groups’ impact on levels of budget transparency, public literacy and awareness of budget issues, and public engagement with budget processes. Budget policy includes for example investigation into the improvements in budget systems and shifts in allocations.DocumentUnsafe abortion costs in Mexico City
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Until 2007, when first trimester abortion was legalised in Mexico City, abortion was restricted in Mexico. Even in cases when abortion was legal, few states established effective care systems. Women often found illegal abortion services more accessible.DocumentDesigning social funds for government decentralisation
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Social funds and decentralised government are two distinct phenomena which are spreading rapidly throughout the developing world. The burning question is: can social funds, which have emerged in most countries as a highly centralised model, adapt to decentralised environments?DocumentGráficas de brechas salariales para México frente a economías desarrolladas y “emergentes” seleccionadas con datos salariales y PPC disponibles (1975-2005)
La Alianza Global Jus Semper, 2006Este estudio, parte de una serie de La Alianza Global Jus Semper, contiene un conjunto de gráficas que detallan la creciente disparidad en salarios entre los trabajadores en México y sus contrapartes equivalentes en Estados Unidos.DocumentGráficas de brechas salariales
La Alianza Global Jus Semper, 2006Esta colección de gráficas presenta datos sobre brechas salariales del Grupo de las Siete (G7) mayores economías y otros países seleccionados, incluyendo a economías emergentes, para el periodo 1975-2004.DocumentAssociations and the exercise of citizenship in new democracies: evidence from São Paulo and Mexico City
Centre for the Future State, IDS, 2007Associations are often seen in democratic theory as ‘schools of democracy’, which play a critical role in producing civic and active citizens. Based on research in São Paulo and Mexico City, this IDS paper argues that this may not be the case in newer democracies with authoritarian legacies.DocumentEl moderno trabajo esclavo
La Alianza Global Jus Semper, 2007Este artículo discute cómo las condiciones laborales se han deteriorado a lo largo de las últimas décadas resultando en lo que el reporte llama “esclavitud moderna.” Se argumenta que a pesar de los organismos internacionales y de los convenios creados por los gobiernos de los países en favor de los derechos laborales, la realidad es que las práPages