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    UNDP practice note on democratic governance assessments

    United Nations Development Programme, 2009
    UNDP’s support for country-led democratic governance assessments is a key element of the organisation’s broader agenda on democratic governance to: foster inclusive participation, strengthen accountable and responsive governing institutions, and ground governance in international principles of human rights, gender equity and integrity.
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    Governance indicators: a users' guide (2nd Edition)

    United Nations Development Programme, 2007
    Demand has been increasing from developing country governments, civil society organizations and donor agencies to measure different aspects of democracy, human rights and governance. This demand has resulted in the growth of indicator sources leading to a confusing multiplicity of tools conceptualized at different levels depending on what is being measured.
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    Practitioners reflections: making a difference in high corruption and weak governance country environments

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2011
    Good governance involves capable, accountable, transparent, and responsive states. Unfortunately, in many developing countries, weaknesses in these attributes are a grim reality, which, in turn, gives rise to pervasive corruption.
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    Active citizens, accountable governments

    International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2011
    Throughout Latin America a diverse range of interest groups form a vibrant and innovative civil society. These groups are the driving force behind progress towards greater transparency, decentralization of decision-making and consolidation of democracy.
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    Social media in the Arab World: leading up to the uprisings of 2011

    Center for International Media Action, 2011
    The Arab world has experienced an awakening of free expression that has now entered the body politic of Tunisia and Egypt and has helped break down the strangle hold of state sponsored media and information monopolies in those countries.
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    Public procurement and corruption in Bangladesh: confronting the challenges and opportunities

    Academic Journals, 2010
    Public procurement has been a neglected area of academic research yet it is a major function of government. Policy makers, professionals and academics are aware of the importance of public procurement in facilitating government operations in both developed and developing new democracies like Bangladesh.
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    Reform without ownership? Dilemmas in supporting security and justice sector reform in Honduras

    Fride, 2010
    The citizens of Honduras have been plagued with insecurity since the 2009 coup d’état which brought to the fore a sustained crisis of security and legitimacy making the political equilibrium very fragile.
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    Planning a governance assessment: a guide to approaches, costs and benefits

    United Nations Development Programme, 2009
    Over the past 15 years, governance has become a key concept in the debates surrounding international development. However, governance assessments vary according to the interests, needs and culture of the assessor.
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    Power, politics, and change: how international actors assess local context

    International Peace Institute, 2010
    In the recent past, donor governments and international organizations have come up with frameworks and tools to assess governance, conflict, and fragility. This report argues that these assessment tools are fraught with a multiplicity of contradictory objectives underpinned by deep unstated assumptions.
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    The Ibrahim Index 2010 - summary report

    Mo Ibrahim Foundation, 2010
    This Index is ultimately aimed at engaging governments, parliaments, civil society, and citizens in a meaningful conversation about improving governance to the benefit of all Africans. The paper provides findings such as

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