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Advocacy, communication and social mobilization for TB control: collection of country-level good practices
World Health Organization, 2010This document - born out of the need for practical examples of the fifth component of the Stop TB Strategy: “Empower people with TB, and communities through partnership” - contains good practice examples of country-level Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilisation (ACSM).DocumentAccess to knowledge in Africa: the role of copyright
Link Centre - Learning Information Networking Knowledge Centre, 2011Copyright law alone does not constitute a national copyright environment.DocumentMeasuring and comparing party ideology in non-industrialised societies: taking party manifesto research to Africa
German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2010The third wave of democratisation in sub-Saharan Africa has led to a new interest in African political parties and their role in democratic consolidation. However few, if any, studies systematically compare political party manifestos. .DocumentRecognising Rights, Promoting Progress: The global impact of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
International Center for Research on Women, USA, 2010This report sets out some examples of the impact CEDAW has had around the world, focusing on case studies where CEDAW’s ratification and implementation has led to concrete changes in the opportunities afforded to women and girls. The case studies are grouped into four main areas: • Ending violence and trafficking in women and girlsOrganisationEconomics of Adaptation to Climate Change: World Bank (EACC)
On August 3, 2010 the World Bank released the Synthesis Report on the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change Study (EACC).DocumentGrowing older in Africa and Asia: Multicentre study on ageing, health and well-being. Global health Action journal, supplement 2
Umeå Centre for Global Health Research, 2010Selection of articles looking at the status of the elderly in Asia and Africa, resulting from the collaboration of the International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and Their Health (INDEPTH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE). Article titles include:DocumentAre swing voters instruments of democracy or farmers of clientelism? Evidence from Ghana
Quality of Government Institute, 2010This paper states that is one of the first to systematically address the question of whether strength of ethnic identity, political parties’ campaigns, poverty, or evaluation of clientelism versus collective/public goods, determines who becomes a persuadable voter in Africa.DocumentThe successful Ghana election of 2008 – a convenient myth? Ethnicity in Ghana’s elections revisited
German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2009Ghana’s 2008 elections have been hailed by national and international observers as a model for Africa. This perception has prevailed despite persistent concerns about ethnic block voting and electoral fraud.DocumentManaging future oil revenues in Ghana - an assessment of alternative allocation options
Kiel Institute of World Economics/Institut für Weltwirtschaft, 2009Contemporary policy debates on the macroeconomics of resource booms often concentrate on the short-run 'Dutch disease' effects on public expenditure, where exchange rate appreciation and competition for domestic resources causes a reduction in the competitiveness of non-oil sectors, and corruption further undermines effective spending.DocumentWill oil build or break the back of Ghana’s democracy?
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2010Ghana is about to start producing oil commercially. However, amid great excitement, there is also legitimate cause for concern. Given the importance of economic diversification and the need to consolidate democratic institutions to avoid a resource curse, this paper analyses how well Ghana is poised to harness developmental benefit from new oil revenues.Pages