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Corrupt schools, corrupt universities: What can be done?
International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, 2007Corruption is a problem for education systems in both developed and developing countries. This report aims to provide tools to detect and combat corruption in education that can be used by policymakers, educational managers and planners, as well as representatives from civil society working with education.DocumentOverview of the effectiveness of National Integrity Systems in East and Southeast Asia
Transparency International, 2007The report identifies the major trends in curbing corruption in East and Southeast Asia.DocumentExpanding collaboration between public audit institutions and civil society
International Budget Partnership, 2007Civil society organisations are increasingly undertaking innovative actions designed to hold governments accountable for the use of public resources. The paper gives concrete examples of civil society participation and audit institution engagement from India, South Africa, the Philippines, Mexico, South Korea and Argentina. It demonstrates that civil soDocumentThe law, legal institutions and the protection of land rights in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire: developing a more effective and equitable system
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2007This paper provides an analysis of the effectiveness and equitability of West African judicial, legal and administrative institutions for:providing accessible dispute resolutionprotecting the security of the urban and rural poor to hold and use land.The authors compare legislation of customary and non-state regulatory institutions in Ghana, with the greater Pluralism of Côte d’DocumentPolitical parties in Africa: challenges for sustained multiparty democracy
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2007This paper analyses the status of multiparty democracy in Africa, looking particularly at the role of political parties.DocumentPolitical parties in South Asia: the challenge of change
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2007This paper provides a comparative view of the conditions, roles and functioning of political parties in five countries of the South Asian region – Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The publication builds on empirical information collected from 49 parties and addresses the challenges of politics as experienced by the key political actors themselves: the political parties.DocumentGhana’s National Reconciliation Commission: a comparative assessment
The International Center for Transitional Justice, 2006This paper assesses Ghana’s National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) in relation to some of the more crucial debates around truth commissions within the field of transitional justice.DocumentTransnational litigation manual for human rights and environmental cases in United States courts
EarthRights International, 2006This manual outlines legal measures in the United States for holding corporations and others parties accountable for human rights and environmental abuses overseas. The guide is directed toward non-lawyers who want to learn about this type of litigation, and possibly participate in a lawsuit.DocumentTurning treasure into tears: mining, dams and deforestation in Shwegyin township, Pegu Division, Burma
EarthRights International, 2007This report addresses the environmental and human rights situation faced by villagers and migrant workers in Shwegyin township of Nyaunglebin District, Pegu Division, Burma.