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    Capacity for results management: a guide for conducting rapid assessment of the capacity of developing member countries to manage for results

    Asian Development Bank, 2006
    This guide describes an approach for rapid assessment of a country's capacity for results management. It is constructed on five building blocks that constitute the key factors that influence the demand for results management, namely, improving performance, increasing efficiency, and enhancing the effectiveness of the machinery of government.
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    Managing for development results: a focus on Africa

    African Community of Practice, 2010
    Strong and effective institutions are fundamental to achieving sustainable development outcomes in Africa. Effort to achieve ownership, a key aspect of every development intervention,  is often lacking in African contexts. This publication provides concrete approaches to overcoming the issue through participatory processes and capacity building.
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    Building a more resilient Haitian state

    RAND Corporation, 2010
    The 2010 earthquake that struck Haiti exposed the weaknesses of Haiti’s state institutions. To be better prepared for future disasters, the government and the international donor community need to build the foundations for a more effective state.
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    Inter-party relations and democracy in Botswana

    EISA, 2008
    Botswana’s post-independence history has been characterised by rapid economic growth and social change. In the changing political atmosphere the citizens have begun to put pressure on political institutions as well as on the state to create more effective representation and more equitable processes for power distribution.
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    Consolidating democratic governance in the SADC region: transitions and prospects for consolidation

    Electoral Institute of Southern Africa, 2008
    The SADC region has made strides towards democratic governance but still faces numerous democratic deficits that need serious attention if democratic consolidation is to occur and endure. This study investigates causal and incidental linkages between political transitions on the one hand, and democracy and democratisation on the other, within the Southern African context.
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    Consolidating democratic governance in the SADC Region: Mauritius

    Electoral Institute of Southern Africa, 2008
    Mauritius is considered one of the best-governed, most stable and prosperous African countries. This paper provides an overview of the country, outlining the current economic situation, major political milestones and the Mauritian stance on its regional and international obligations.
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    Consolidating democratic governance in the SADC Region: Swaziland

    EISA, 2008
    Swaziland remains the only state in SADC with sovereign monarchical  powers.
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    Assessing the quality of democracy: a practical guide

    International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2010
    Increasingly, governmental, intergovernmental and nongovernmental organisations emphasise that democracy is an end in itself, as well as an important means to other ends, such as economic development, poverty reduction and greater protection of internationally recognised human rights.
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    Nepal in transition: a study on the state of democracy

    International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2008
    The April 2006 mass protests known as Jana Andolan II, in which at least three to four million Nepalis participated, marked the beginning of a journey towards a new Nepali democratic state. The overwhelming consensus among the people was to transform the country into a republic.
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    Analysing and addressing governance in sector operations

    European Commission Humanitarian Office, 2008
    Ensuring sustainable results within sector-specific aid is a challenging task. Often the issue is not a lackof good ideas and funding, but political constraints and institutional issues in and beyond the sector,or what are broadly termed ‘governance’ issues. Sector programmes sometimes face challenges

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