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  Gleanings on governance

  Forestry and Land Use Programme, IIED, 2004

  This report describes the successes and failures of recent efforts to improve forest governance in Mozambique, and outlines some important lessons for future implementation of good forest policy.Good forest governance involves shaping what people and institutions do, above and beyond what they say they will do. In Mozambique the content of forest policy is new.
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  Health care access of the very poor in Kenya

  Department for International Development Health Systems Resource Centre, 2005

  This paper from the DFID Health Systems Resource Centre reviews a model of health care delivery for the poorest developed by the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Kenya with technical support from the Aga Khan Health Service.
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  Institutional change and its impact on the poor and excluded: the Indian decentralisation experience

  OECD Development Centre, 2005

  This study analyses the impact of democratic decentralisation on the chances of socially excluded groups to participate in newly created local governance institutions – Panchayati Raj Institutions within three Indian states.
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  Governance hybrids: pro-poor, rights-based approaches in rural Peru

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2005

  In 2002 the Department for International Development (DFID) provided electoral assistance for local and regional elections in Peru, South America. Partners included 23 NGOs and local and national government actors.
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  Women & elections: guide to promoting the participation of women in elections

  Office of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, 2004

  This paper is based on the concept that democratic elections are key to peace-building in post-conflict situations, and that women’s participation is vital to ensuring sustainable democracy.
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  Nine African budget transparency and participation case studies

  Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2005

  The findings from this study explore budget transparency from the ordinary citizen's perspective. It sheds some light on information required to engage meaningfully with budgetary and other decisions involving public resources from the ordinary citizen's perspective.
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  Poverty reduction strategy process and national development strategies in Asia: Vietnam country study

  Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2004

  This study suggests that through assignning a high priority to poverty alleviation, the Government of Vietnam have been able to link poverty reduction to growth, long before the advent of the PRSP.
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  Local governance, finances and service delivery in Tanzania: a summary of findings from six councils

  Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2005

  This study measure the success of the Civil Service Reform Programme (CSRP) which was launched in Tanzania in 1997. in order to determine progress it focuses on the areas of governance, finances and financial management and service delivery.
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  Trust in public finance: citizens views on taxation by local authorities in Tanzania

  Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2004

  This paper examines the problem of tax evasion and non-payment in Tanzania, looking specifically at evidence that the rate of contribution to public services is affected by factors such as citizens’ trust in others and the trustworthiness of the government. Findings from a recently conducted citizens’ survey support this proposition.
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  The Voice-responsiveness framework: creating political space for the extreme poor

  Eldis Document Store, 2004

  This paper from the Chars Livelihoods Programme (CLP) in Bangladesh argues that the very poor must be empowered to actively participate in political processes if they are to get the reforms and services they need.

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