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2010-2012 World Value Survey
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyThis questionnaire is used by the World Value Survey (WVS) to conduct a global study of what people value in life and to assess socio-cultural and political change on a global scale. The WVS questionnaire form has changed during the 4 survey waves, which means that researched values and beliefs may have changed between the different waves. Several questions are adaptable to national...
The Work of Domestic Election Observer Groups Around the World
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Book, Civil Society, Electoral Systems, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Inter-Governmental Organization, Civil SocietyAuthors/Editors: Paul O’Grady, Rafael Lopez-Pintor, & Mark Stevens Civil society is a vitally important outlet for democratic activity and civil society groups are central partners in the promotion and defence of democratic development – from Latin America to Asia and from Europe to Africa. The aim of this publication is to highlight the work done by domestic election observers around the...
The Global State of Workers’ Rights: Free Labor in a Hostile World
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Civil SocietyThe report, which examines the global state of worker and trade union rights for the year 2009, outlines serious and systematic violations of internationally recognized labor norms in every part of the world except Western Europe. Countries are ranked on a five-category scale: Free, Mostly Free, Partly Free, Repressive, and Very Repressive on a color-coded map which gives a vivid,...
Index of Economic Freedom: Executive Highlights
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Global Index, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Civil SocietyThe 2010 Index of Economic Freedom covers 183 countries around the world, ranking 179 of them with an economic freedom score based on 10 measures of economic openness, regulatory efficiency, the rule of law, and competitiveness. The basic principles of economic freedom emphasized in the Index are individual empowerment, equitable treatment, and the promotion of competition. The results...
How to revitalise democracy assistance: recipients' views
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Democracy, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Civil SocietyFor some years now, donors and non-governmental promotors of democracy have insisted that they are committed to designing democracy policies that are more demand-led. This report provides a comprehensive account of information and opinions collected from this ‘demand-side'. However, it also elaborates on the main concerns of local stakeholders, their...
Involving the Community in Responding to TB/HIV: Outcomes of Community-Led Monitoring and Advocacy
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Report, Civil SocietyCivil society engagement in the design, implementation, and evaluation of TB/HIV policies at the national and international levels has been minimal. Yet, community-based groups are uniquely positioned to offer critical input on challenges faced by patients co-infected with TB and HIV in accessing care. This fact sheet outlines the main findings of the monitoring projects, and...
Corruption Perceptions Index 2010
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Corruption, Europe and CIS, Global Index, Latin America and the Carribean, Civil SocietyThe 2010 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) by Transparency International, measures the degree to which public sector corruption is perceived to exist in 178 countries around the world. It scores countries on a scale from 10 (very clean) to 0 (highly corrupt). The 2010 results are drawn from 13 surveys and assessments published between January 2009 and September 2010. ...
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...
Partner Report on Support to Statistics (PRESS)
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Civil SocietyThe international development community has in recent years come to a consensus on how to deliver aid most effectively. The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness from 2005 and Accra Agenda for Action (AAA) from 2008 consolidated the prevailing best practices and guiding principles in aid. The Partner Report on Support to Statistics (PRESS), published by The Partnership in Statistics for...
Social Watch Report 2009: Making Finances Work: People First (multiple languages)
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Civil SocietySince “crisis” has been the keyword for 2009, the question that Social Watch asked its network of national grassroots organizations to respond to in framing their country reports was obvious: What is the social and environmental impact of the global economic and financial crisis in your country? What is your Government doing about it? What proposals are being put forward by...