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Eight questions about corruption
Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University, 2005This paper explores the issue of corruption, its meanings, characteristics, causes and effects. The paper aims to answer the following eight questions about public corruption:what is corruption?DocumentSuccessful governance reforms in two Indian States: Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006This paper analyses governance reforms in two southern states in India’s federal system, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.DocumentThe power is the people's: parliament and the people: citizen participation in parliamentary processes in Lesotho
Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2006One in a series of toolkits from the Centre for Governance in Africa, this guide focuses on way in which civil society can effectively participate in parliamentary governance in Lesotho.DocumentThe power is the people's: parliament and the people: citizen participation in parliamentary processes in Zambia
Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2006Despite the alturistic tenets of democracy as a concept, rarely are these beliefs actually realised to their full extent. With widespread abuse of power by the elected representatives of both northern and southern societies, public participation has become a vital component in the formation of domestic and foreign policies.DocumentThe 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.DocumentThe political economy of governance reforms in Uganda
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006This paper presents three cases of successful governance reforms in Uganda, designed to promote structural changes in state institutions and change the incentives that shape the behaviour of state actors.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.DocumentAfghanistan, Inc: a Corpwatch investigative report
Corporate Watch, 2006This investigative report argues that Afghans are losing their faith in the development experts whose job is to reconstruct and rebuild their country. While the quality of life for most is modestly improved, they were promised much more.DocumentBusiness against corruption: a framework for action
Global Compact, 2006This report is a guide to companies preparing themselves to implement the objectives set out in UN’s tenth principle to fight corruption within business operations.