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The people shall govern: a research report on public participation in policy processes
Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, South Africa, 2006This research paper critically investigates some of South Africa’s post-apartheid policy-making processes, in order to assess the extent to which ordinary citizens have been empowered to understand policies and articulate their opinions, needs and aspirations in relation to these policies.DocumentHelping developing democracies to get better at delivering services to the poor: some early lessons from the public management and citizenship program, Brazil
Expert Group on Development Issues, Department for International Development Cooperation. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden, 2006This paper outlines the early lessons learned from the Public Management and Citizenship Program set up in Brazil in 1996. The programme is one of ten similar initiatives in the USA, China, Philippines, Africa and South America, which are all supported by the Ford Foundation. The aim is to identify, analyse and disseminate innovative practices amongst sub-national Brazilian governments (i.e.DocumentTrust in public finance: citizens views on taxation by local authorities in Tanzania
Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2004This paper examines the problem of tax evasion and non-payment in Tanzania, looking specifically at evidence that the rate of contribution to public services is affected by factors such as citizens’ trust in others and the trustworthiness of the government. Findings from a recently conducted citizens’ survey support this proposition.DocumentThe Voice-responsiveness framework: creating political space for the extreme poor
Eldis Document Store, 2004This paper from the Chars Livelihoods Programme (CLP) in Bangladesh argues that the very poor must be empowered to actively participate in political processes if they are to get the reforms and services they need.DocumentOpen Government : fostering dialogue with civil society
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2004This paper is an examination of OECD work and discussions on how to open dialogue between governments and civil society to improve participation of civil society in government, to improve communication between government and society, and to improve communication between the two groups.DocumentCorporate accountability to the poor?: assessing the effectiveness of community-based strategies
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2004This paper investigates how, when and why community-based strategies are effective in promoting corporate accountability to the poor.DocumentThe impact of corporations on global governance
Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, Inc., 2004This report presents findings from a conference examining how the corporate social responsibility and global governance agendas may be enhanced through greater responsiveness to civil society, particularly marginalised stakeholders. Key areas examined include:A.DocumentDoes voice matter? For public accountability, yes
World Bank Publications, 1994Recent theory argues that accountability in public service can be enhanced by the use of "exit " and " voice " mechanisms. Voice mechanisms are the more likely option when the service providers are a monopoly.DocumentCitizens juries: a radical alternative for social research
University of Surrey, 2003This paper discusses how citizen’s juries can offer an alternative for social research. The paper describes the jury process, its impacts and future challenges.The paper argues that citizen’s juries have the potential to be a tool of social justice and legitimise non specialist knowledge as much as a method of participatory research.