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Assessing governance: methodological challenges
Article / Working Paper, Civil Society, Academic/Think TankThis paper focuses on the methods used for collecting data in 22 countries for the World Governance Survey (WGS). The Survey was based on the interview of a cross-section of well-informed persons (WIPs) in each country. These individuals were experienced in and informed about governance issues. The premise of this approach was that they would be able to provide the most knowledgeable ratings...
Internal Party Integrity Management in South Africa
Africa, Democracy, Political Parties, Report, Civil SocietyIt is the view of this report that, as the primary vehicle of democratic representation in South Africa, political parties should in their organisation, management and conduct aim to reflect inter alia the Constitutional values of transparency and accountability. It claims that South African political parties’ internal governance is virtually unregulated except in terms...
Women, Business and the Law: Measuring Legal Gender Parity for Entrepreneurs and Workers in 128 Economies
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and CIS, Global Index, Governance and MDG, Justice, Latin America and the Carribean, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThis report assesses legal differentiations on the basis of gender in 128 economies around the world, covering 6 areas—accessing institutions, using property, getting a job, dealing with taxes, building credit and going to court. This report recognizes the many issues that affect women’s economic opportunities but focuses on one area: aspects of the formal legal and...
Women's Rights in the Middle East and North Africa
Arab States, Civil Society, Governance and Gender, Report, Civil SocietyIn order to provide a detailed look at the conditions faced by women in the Middle East and understand the complex environment surrounding efforts to improve their status, Freedom House conducted a comprehensive study of women’s rights in the region. The first edition of this project was published in 2005. The present edition offers an updated examination of the issue, with a special focus...
Ouverture financière et rattrapage technologique: Evidence empirique à partir du bassin méditerranéen
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and CIS, Academic/Think TankThis study analyses the effects of financial openness on productive efficiency and technology catch-up in four countries in the Mediterranean Basin (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia) as compared to the situation about the same in a group of developed countries (France, Germany, Japan, and the UK) over the period 1985-2005. Using the stochastic production frontier method with variable...