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    The state of democratic consolidation and economic performance in Namibia

    Afrobarometer, 2009
    Namibia ranks near the top of the tables in African governance measures. Unlike other countries, Namibians have experienced no political turmoil since independence. Afrobarometer has carried out opinion surveys in 1999, 2002, 2005 and 2008.
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    Strengthening Women's Citizenship: Kosovo security sector and decentralisation

    Fride, 2010
     Kosovo has developed a number of policies and mechanisms to respond to the needs of its citizens, in particular in relation to security and decentralisation.
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    The frameworks for elections in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority and Syria

    EuroMesco, 2009
     It is generally assumed that elections in the Southern Mediterranean largely lack credibility, being managed events used by political elites to gain political legitimacy with as little challenge to the status quo as possible. While these assumptions are not entirely wrong, they simplify a more complex situation to the extent of obscuring it.
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    The role of civil society in decentralisation and alleviating poverty: an exploratory case study from Tanzania

    NADEL – Centre for Development and Cooperation (ETH Zurich), 2007
    In many developing countries decentralisation efforts have been planned and implemented as a means to improve service delivery to all citizens, to increase citizen participation, and to improve good governance at the sub-national level. However, until recently, poverty reduction has not been a central feature of decentralisation measures until recently.
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    Good governance in Nigeria: a study in political economy and donor support

    Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2010
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    Stagnation of a “miracle”: Botswana’s governance record revisited

    German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2009
    Botswana has been dubbed an 'African miracle'. The country has been praised not only for maintaining a multiparty system and high growth rates since independence but also for its good governance record. In contrast to other African countries, the extent of neopatrimonialism, which runs counter to good governance, is said to be low.
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    The successful Ghana election of 2008 – a convenient myth? Ethnicity in Ghana’s elections revisited

    German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2009
    Ghana’s 2008 elections have been hailed by national and international observers as a model for Africa. This perception has prevailed despite persistent concerns about ethnic block voting and electoral fraud.
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    Managing future oil revenues in Ghana - an assessment of alternative allocation options

    Kiel Institute of World Economics/Institut für Weltwirtschaft, 2009
    Contemporary policy debates on the macroeconomics of resource booms often concentrate on the short-run 'Dutch disease' effects on public expenditure, where exchange rate appreciation and competition for domestic resources causes a reduction in the competitiveness of non-oil sectors, and corruption further undermines effective spending.
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    Governing the metropolis: principles and cases

    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo / Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), 2008
    This book is based on a study that analysed recent advances in research and practice on the management of metropolitan areas in Latin America. It discusses options to improve democratic governance of the territories under the jurisdiction of diverse sub-national governments and identifies different ways to tackle the fiscal problems they face.
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    Arab Parliamentary Bulletin (issue 5): considering gender quotas in parliament

    United Nations Development Programme, 2010
    Arab women have achieved significant progress over the past decades. Once marginal in some parts of the Arab world, female education has reached unprecedented levels. Important progress can also be noted at other social levels. The proportion of women in the workforce has risen considerably across the region and women now enjoy better access to health and other social services.

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