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    Politics women's representation in Sudan

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2010
    Women’s political participation is regarded as not only desirable but vital to the advancement of gender equality. In light of this, this report explores women’s representation in Sudan.
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    Africa Development Indicators 2010: quiet corruption

    African Development Indicators, World Bank, 2010
    This essay in the Africa Development Indicators series aims to shed light on a different type of corruption. It introduces the term “quiet corruption” to indicate various types of malpractice of frontline providers that do not involve monetary exchange. This paper details how such practices are undermining Africa’s development by illuminating devastating malpractice:
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    Mozambique democracy and political participation

    Open Society Institute and Soros Foundations Network, 2009
    The quality of governance is a major determinant for the success or failure of nations. This report uses data from interviews and literature reviews to examine the health of Mozambique’s democracy and the quality of political participation in the country. Its aim is to contribute to consolidating democracy and strengthening political participation.
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    The African Peer Review Process in Nigeria

    Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project, 2008
    This report seeks to identify the challenges, problems and opportunities which Nigeria’s implementation of the African Peer Review Mechanism has opened up for the country’s governance. The report gives details about issues such as:
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    The APRM process in Burkina Faso

    Open Society Institute and Soros Foundations Network, 2009
    This report is an evaluation of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) process in Burkina Faso. It examines whether and to what extent the self-assessment complied with the effectiveness and credibility criteria defined by the APRM documents. It looks at the extent to which the process was open, participatory, transparent and independent.
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    Benin and the African Peer Review Mechanism: consolidating democratic achievements

    Open Society Institute and Soros Foundations Network, 2008
    This report offers an independent review of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) process of governance in Benin. It presents the most important stages in the process from the time Benin signed the APRM MoU until the presentation of the report. It reviews problems faced and the strong points of the process.
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    Achieving economic and social rights: The challenge of assessing compliance

    Overseas Development Institute, 2010
    This briefing paper presents information about the increasing recognition of the relevance of economic and social rights to development. The author writes that human rights principles, such as accountability and non-discrimination, are now cornerstones of broad governance efforts to ensure that states and societies contribute to sustainable and inclusive development.
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    Reforms at a standstill for the Taëf Government of Lebanon

    The Arab Reform Initiative, 2009
    This report provides a critical assessment of the state of reform for the Taëf government of Lebanon, reviewing the pattern and pace of progress. The report considers the reformist ethos of the Taëf Government; omissions of reform and the considerable obstacles that must be overcome by a weakened state. The paper offers a number of findings, including:
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    For good measure: devolving accountability for performance and assessment to local areas

    Localis, 2010
    This report is a contribution to the debate on the future of local government performance and assessment. In it the author outlines the possibility of reducing the burden of inspection on councils, while simultaneously increasing local accountability and the level of sector-led assistance and support.
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    International guidelines on decentralisation and the strengthening of local authorities

    United Nations Human Settlements Programme, 2010
    These UN-Habitat guidelines are in line with making the international dialogue on decentralization as open-ended and inclusive as possible. They are aimed at forging consensus among member states on decentralization policies in the development process.

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