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Global survey on internet privacy and freedom of expression
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, E-Governance, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Other UN AgencyThis publication seeks to identify the relationship between freedom of expression and Internet privacy, assessing where they support or compete with each other in different circumstances. The report maps out the issues in the current regulatory landscape of Internet privacy from the viewpoint of freedom of expression. It provides an overview of legal protection, self-regulatory guidelines,...
Mapping the Public Services in the European Union and its 27 Member State: Statistics, Organizations and Regulations
Europe and CIS, Public Administration, Report, Inter-Governmental Organization, Civil SocietyFor more than twenty years, the “sectors” of Public Services / Services of General Interest have faced tremendous changes due to Europeanisation of the definition and organisation framework, policies of liberalisation, opening up of the markets, new rules, enlargement of the European Union, etc. It is therefore important to “map” the situation of enterprises...
Undermining Democracy: Strategies and Methods of 21st Century Authoritarians
Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Democracy, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Civil SocietyFreedom House, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and Radio Free Asia undertook an examination of five pivotal states — Russia, China, Iran, Venezuela, and Pakistan — to advance our common understanding of the strategies and methods these regimes are employing, both within and beyond their borders, to impede human rights and democratic development. The countries...
Democracy and good governance in the Black Sea Region
Democracy, Europe and CIS, Report, Civil SocietyThis policy report assesses the quality of the existing democratic institutions and identifies common structures in the political and societal development of the Black Sea region by comparing ten countries: Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Greece, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. This report also provides details of issues such as the political dynamics of...
Government at a Glance 2009
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Report, Inter-Governmental OrganizationGovernment at a Glance is a new, biennial publication of the OECD. It provides over 30 indicators describing key elements underlying government performance. With a focus on public administration, the publication compares the size and reach of government across OECD countries from the perspective of revenues, expenditures and employment. It also includes indicators describing...
Managing the Crisis: A Comparative Analysis of Economic Governance in 14 Countries
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Parliament, Report, Academic/Think Tank, Civil SocietyThe study evaluates the quality of political decision-making in response to the global financial and economic crisis in advanced economies such as Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the UnitedStates, as well as in the emerging economies of Brazil, Chile, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Russia, South Africa, South Korea and Turkey. Based on 14 detailed country...
Scoring for Africa
Africa, Civil Society, Conflict, Corruption, Europe and CIS, Governance and Gender, Human Rights, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Report, Inter-Governmental OrganizationAhead of the kick-off of the 2010 World Cup on Friday, former UN Secretary-General and Chair of the Africa Progress Panel, Kofi Annan and United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador and football star Didier Drogba will today publish ‘Scoring for Africa – An Alternative Guide to the World Cup’. Set out in the form of a ‘grudge-match’ report, the...