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    Technocratic and Populist Approaches to Economic Policy Making in Malawi

    Centre for Social Research, University of Malawi, 2002
    For several economic and political reasons, Malawi provides a particularly interesting case for the analysis of economic policy making. The country is one of the poorest countries in the world, with a per capita income of below US$200, and ranking 157th out of the 174 countries on the UNDP human development index.
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    Taxation, resource mobilisation and state performance

    Crisis States Research Centre, LSE, 2010
    The process of tax collection is one of the most powerful lenses in political economy to assess the distribution of power in a polity. Indeed, there is a long history of thinking in political economy and history that links the process of state-building with the capacity of rulers to collect taxes.
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    Observance of the Rule of Law in Mozambique

    Afrobarometer, 2010
    The rule of law is a necessary condition for democracy. One of the greatest challenges confronting Africa’s democratic reform process, however, is ensuring the rule of law prevails. Thus, Mozambique’s political reform process has focused as much on rule of law and accountability procedures, as on civil, political and social rights and liberties, or political competition.
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    Consolidating democratic governance in the SADC region: transitions and prospects for consolidation

    Electoral Institute of Southern Africa, 2008
    The SADC region has made strides towards democratic governance but still faces numerous democratic deficits that need serious attention if democratic consolidation is to occur and endure. This study investigates causal and incidental linkages between political transitions on the one hand, and democracy and democratisation on the other, within the Southern African context.
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    Aid and budget transparency in Mozambique

    European Network on Debt and Development, 2010
    External donors contributed some US$1.6 billion in aid to the Government of Mozambique in 2009. These donors have all committed to making aid more effective by adhering to the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and to the Accra Agenda for Action. However information about how much money is available, how it is being spent and what are the results of that aid are still poor.
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    The impact of democracy in Mozambique: assessing political, social and economic developments since the dawn of democracy

    Centre for Policy Studies, South Africa, 2009
    Civil war, sabotage from neighbouring states, and economic collapse characterised the first decade of Mozambican independence. During most of the civil war, the government was unable to exercise effective control outside of urban areas, many of which were cut off from the capital.
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    Mozambique democracy and political participation

    Open Society Institute and Soros Foundations Network, 2009
    The quality of governance is a major determinant for the success or failure of nations. This report uses data from interviews and literature reviews to examine the health of Mozambique’s democracy and the quality of political participation in the country. Its aim is to contribute to consolidating democracy and strengthening political participation.
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    Security and democracy in Southern Africa

    International Development Research Centre, 2007
    This study investigates the interface between security, at both the national and regional levels, and democratisation. The paper asserts that security and democratic governance are intertwined. The paper focuses particularly on the South African Development Community (SADC) region, studying its countries as relevant example. The paper concludes the following:
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    Innovative Pro-Poor Healthcare Financing and Delivery Models

    Results for Development Institute, 2009
    In their efforts to improve health systems, developing countries face the challenge of integrating traditional government health resources with a large and growing private health sector, where many poor people seek care.
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    Making politics work to reduce extreme forms of poverty

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2009
    There is a growing recognition of the importance of politics in shaping poverty reduction efforts in developing countries. But current development thinking and practice may be failing the poorest groups. What forms of politics lead to successful pro-poor policies?

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