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  Towards a people-driven African Union: current obstacles and new opportunities

  Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project, 2007

  The African Union has already developed a reputation for charting an ambitious pan-African state-building project, yet very little is understood by policy-makers or citizens of how African countries prepare for the summits and their related ministerial meetings, and how they implement decisions and resolutions made in these fora.
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  Making accountability count

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006

  This policy brief examines and clarifies some of the notions around the concept of accountability, whether this may be government accountability, corporate accountability, or civil society accountability. It looks at who benefits from improved accountability and focuses on how people claim accountability in practice.The paper points out that accountability can rarely be provided from above.
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  Courts under construction in Angola: what can they do for the poor?

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2006

  This paper examines the role that may be envisioned for the courts in Angola with respect to the poor.
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  Business and human rights: the role of business in weak governance: business proposals for effective ways of addressing dilemma situations in weak governance zones

  Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, 2006

  This main objective of this paper is to identify effective ways for companies to deal with dilemma situations encountered in weak governance zones. The first part of the paper presents the range of issues associated with weak governance zones and the reality faced by companies that operate or are contemplating operating in them.
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  Public contracting in Latin America: institutions, practices, and corruption risks - a study on the level of risk in public contracting systems in 9 Latin American countries

  Transparency International, 2006

  This paper assesses the level of transparency for public contracting in 9 Latin American countries. Countries reviewed include: Venezuela, Panama, Guatemala. Panama, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Ecuador.
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  Improving fiscal governance and curbing corruption: how relevant are autonomous audit agencies?

  Universität St. Gallen / University of St. Gallen, 2006

  This paper explores the issue of fiscal governance, particularly the external oversight of public finances. The paper argues that there are limits to approaches which emphasise institutional design and constitutional engineering for improving the performance of government auditing.
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  Providing services to enhance citizenship and improve accountability: information is key

  Expert Group on Development Issues, Department for International Development Cooperation. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden, 2006

  This paper looks at the connection between democratic accountability and enhancing service provision for the poor.
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  Taking on the Goliaths of corruption

  Eldis Document Store, 2006

  This short paper describes how Lesotho is taking on some of world’s largest engineering firms in the battle against corruption. The paper uncovers the corrupt involvement of multi-nationals in the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. It also shows the complicity of the World Bank and the international community.
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  2006 Global Accountability Report: holding power to account

  One World Trust, 2006

  The 2006 Global Accountability Report measures and compares the accountability of transnational organisations in the intergovernmental (IGOs), non-governmental (INGOs) and corporate sectors (TNCs) on the basis of four dimensions of accountability: transparency, participation, evaluation, and complaint and response.The findings show differences between and within the three sectors.
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  Corruption in the education sector: an introduction

  Corruption Online Research and Information System, 2004

  This short introduction to corruption in the education sector provides an overview of the forms, causes and consequences of corruption in the education sector, and refers to studies about its magnitude.

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