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Democracy, regime stability, and growth
Department of Economics, Stockholm University, 2002This study argues that a weak relation between democracy and economic growth found in previous studies is due to the neglect of the increase of stability of institutions over time, and the interaction of this stability with the type of political regime.DocumentNew frontiers of good urban governance
Building and Social Housing Foundation, UK, 2000This publication seeks to provide a clear agenda for action to be taken in order to improve the governance and foster inclusion in today’s urban settings. The traditional systems of bureaucratic and top-down decision making are now completely inadequate to cope with urban problems.DocumentIntegrating vertical programmes into sector wide approaches: experiences and lessons
HLSP Institute, UK, 2001Does the transition to sector wide approaches (SWAps) in the health sector risk reducing the impact of previously successful initiatives covered by vertical health programmes?DocumentWomen's interest organisations: encounters with the state on issues of good governance
Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000The National Council of Women's Societies (NCWS) and Women in Nigeria (WIN) are central women's civil society groups in Nigeria.Document"Good governance" functions of civil society organizations in the United States
Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000In this series of papers, authors have been talking about "civil society organizations" (CSO) and their impacts on "good governance." This paper therefore sets out to dissect how civic society functions. It questions both what counts as a "civil society organization" and what accounts for "good governance". The paper sets out to determine a typology of good governance functions.DocumentGovernance conditionality and the reform of multilateral development finance: the roleof the Group of Eight
Paul H Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, USA, 2002This paper sets out to examine the international financial institutions' (IFIs’) efforts at strengthening good governance in developing countries and emerging markets.The debate on the role of IFIs has thus far mainly focused on the quantitative aspect of conditionality, oscillating between concerns over how much is too much and how much is enough.DocumentCorporate citizenship: revisiting the relationship between business, good governance and sustainable development
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2002This paper starts from the premise that Agenda 21 had become outdated since the first Earth Summit in 1992 because of its largely environmental focus.DocumentFinancing for development: finding the money to eliminate world poverty
International Development Committee, UK, 2002UK government commitee finds that meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will require an additional US$50 billion in aid per year, a doubling of current aid levels.DocumentWorld Development Report 2003: sustainable development in a dynamic economy (draft)
World Development Report, World Bank, 2002This year's WDR looks at how to manage the substantial growth in output and productivity which is predicted for developing countries in the next 50 years.The problem:Key change processes are technological innovation, income growth, demographic change and urban transitions.DocumentDoes local taxation make local government responsive to citizens?
Governance and Development Review, IDS, 2001There is considerable evidence that a significant cause of bad governance, especially in poorer countries, is that states are financed not from the 'earned income' that they derive from taxing their citizens, but rather from the 'unearned income' derived either from large mineral resources or, less significantly, large aid inflows.Pages