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State of the Union Ghana Report 2010
Africa, Civil Society, Corruption, Democracy, Justice, Local Governance and Decentralization, Parliament, Report, Civil SocietyProduced by the State of the Union project, this 2010 report is one of ten country studies that assess the performance of Member States against key governance, economic, social, civil and political policy standards, and rights instruments. Although a historical approach has been used, the period under review is 2007-2009. Further details on the methodology can be found in the appendices...
Cultura política de la democracia en Ecuador, 2010: Consolidación democrática en las Américas en tiempos difíciles
Democracy, Latin America and the Carribean, Parliament, Political Parties, Report, Academic/Think TankEste estudio representa la contribución más reciente de la serie de encuestas del Barómetro de las Américas, una de las diversas actividades del Proyecto de Opinión Pública de América Latina (LAPOP), las cuales se han diversificado y ampliado en años recientes. El estudio de 2010 es el más extenso realizado hasta el momento,...
Consolidating democratic governance in the SADC Region: Swaziland
Africa, Democracy, Parliament, Report, Civil SocietySwaziland remains the only state in SADC with sovereign monarchical powers. It is a unitary state country with minimal involvement of citizens on the socio-economic issues and on other matters of interest to them The structures instituted for people’s participation at regional level are not yet workable due to constraints of minimal understanding of the...
Benin and the African Peer Review Mechanism: consolidating democratic achievements
Africa, Civil Society, Democracy, Parliament, Report, Civil SocietyThis report offers an independent review of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) process of governance in Benin. It presents the most important stages in the process from the time Benin signed the APRM MoU until the presentation of the report. It reviews problems faced and the strong points of the process. It considers whether the presentation of the report to the...
The Making of Policy: Institutionalized or Not?
Article / Working Paper, Civil Society, Democracy, Latin America and the Carribean, Media, Parliament, Political Parties, Inter-Governmental OrganizationFormal analysis of policy-making within the realm of political institutions has deepened the understanding of how political institutions shape economic policies. Other than voting, forming political parties, bargaining in the legislature, and the like, there are a number of alternative political technologies (APTs), like threats of violence and of disruption of economic activity,...
A Panel Study on the Relationship Between Corruption and Government Size
Article / Working Paper, Corruption, Democracy, Parliament, Public Administration, Academic/Think TankUsing panel data from 1996 to 2005, this paper shows that the effect of government size on corruption is positive at a low level of democracy, but it is negative at a high level. This finding could fill the gaps in previous studies whose findings on the relationship between corruption and government size are controversial. The results on the effect of government size on...