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    Democratizing the measurement of democratic quality: public attitude data and the evaluation of African political regimes

    Afrobarometer, 2010
    African governments arguably are deficient in democratizing their interactions with citizens through mechanisms of vertical accountability and responsiveness. Quality of democracy goes beyond the narrow assessment of stability and endurance of democratic political regimes. This paper tests the limits of public opinion data in the measurement of democratic quality.
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    Understanding citizens attitudes to democracy in Uganda

    Afrobarometer, 2010
    After nearly 30 years of autocratic rule and civil war, Uganda returned to elective national government in 1996. But while elections resumed, political parties were allowed to exist but legally prevented from directly fielding candidates for those elections.
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    Zambia Broadcasting Survey

    Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2010
    The report  begins with a comprehensive audit of existing media laws and other legislation, with an impact on freedom of expression, and a critical in-depth assessment of the legal and regulatory framework in which broadcasting presently operates in Zambia. This is followed by a detailed study of the state broadcaster – its organisation, its finances, its policies, and the
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    Anti-corruption strategies in some South-Eastern European states. An empirical study on the impact of the government performance

    Munich Personal RePEc Archive, 2010
    The pursuit for efficient anti-corruption strategies exists in most states, especially in the developing countries. In the last decades, transnational actors like the UN, World Bank, OECD, EU and so on have been promoting anti-corruption strategies.
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    Mali: public perceptions as a barometer of local governance

    SNV, 2007
    The future of the democratic process in Mali now depends on sustainable development and the acquisition of governance skills at the local level.
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    Motivating politicians: the impacts of monetary incentives on quality and performance

    National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2010
    Governments that guarantee property rights and fight corruption are said to have the right incentives for economic prosperity. However, what determines the quality of government is less understood. This paper examines whether salaries of local politicians of Brazil's municipal governments affect legislative performance, political competition, and the types of politicians that run for office.
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    Electoral accountability and corruption: evidence from the audits of local governments

    National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2009
    Political institutions can affect corruption. The researcher uses audit reports from an anti-corruption programme in Brazil to construct new measures of political corruption in local governments and test whether electoral accountability affects the corruption practices of incumbent politicians.
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    Bolivia: social movements, populism, and democracy

    Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2008
    This study aims to increase the understanding of Bolivians’ perspectives, values and attitudes regarding democracy and proposed changes to strengthen it.
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    Understanding populism and political participation: the case of Venezuela

    Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2008
    Since the onset of oil exploitation, the Venezuelan state has had enviable financial resources. Yet, effective policy implementation continues to be difficult. Corruption and inefficiency have been constants throughout Venezuela’s democratic period. This paper examines new forms of political participation and state-civil society interaction in Venezuela. Findings include:
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    Poverty, inequality and the new Left in Latin America

    Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2009
    Latin America is the most unequal region in the world although, since 2002, inequality has declined in 12 out of the17 countries. The fast fall in extreme poverty has coincided with the rise of leftist regimes in a growing number of countries.

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