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Basic Capabilities Index 2009
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and CIS, Global Index, Governance and MDG, Latin America and the Carribean, Civil SocietySocial Watch developed theBasic Capabilities Index (BCI) as an instrument to monitor the evolution of basic indicators and make comparisons between and within countries. This is a summary-index that compares and classifies countries according to their progress in social development by evaluating their situation in terms of minimum basic capabilities – structural dimensions that...
The APRM in Algeria: a critical assessment
Africa, Civil Society, Governance and MDG, Public Administration, Report, Civil SocietyAlgeria was one of the initiators of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). This report is about the APRM self assessment by Algeria. It states that although the assessment can be described as having been a technical success, it faced some structural problems due to lack of democracy and respect for public...
The APRM process in Burkina Faso
Africa, Democracy, Governance and MDG, Report, Civil SocietyThis report is an evaluation of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) process in Burkina Faso, published by the Open Society Institute. It examines whether and to what extent the self-assessment complied with the effectiveness and credibility criteria defined by the APRM documents. It looks at the extent to which the process was open, participatory, transparent and...
Children in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers and Budgets in Ghana
Africa, Governance and MDG, Human Rights, Other UN Agency, Civil SocietyThis is one of eight briefing papers that present the main findings of a study on children, Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and budgets in West and Central Africa. The objective of the study was to deepen understanding of the impact on children of the PRSPs, the evolving fiscal environment and related reforms in public financial management systems and aid modalities in West and...