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Viet Nam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI)
Asia and the Pacific, GAP, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Public Administration, UNDP Produced, Other UN Agency, Civil SocietyThe Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) is a joint research collaboration between CECODES, the Viet Nam Fatherland Front (VFF), and UNDP Vietnam. PAPI systematically measures and monitors the performance of governance and the public administration system at the provincial level in Viet Nam. By capturing citizens’ experiences of public administration and...
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...
The state of local governance and public services in decentralized Indonesia
Article / Working Paper, Asia and the Pacific, Local Governance and Decentralization, Public Administration, Civil SocietyDecentralization has been implemented in Indonesia since 2001. Many efforts to improve it have been supported by international and bilateral donor agencies. The Governance and Decentralization Survey (GDS) is one of the initiatives that aim to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the governance and decentralization policy. This publication is about a GDS survey which...
Tracking public resources and measuring informal payments in Bangladesh: Lessons from the Bangladesh Social Sector Performance Surveys
Asia and the Pacific, Corruption, Public Administration, Report, Civil SocietyOxford Policy Management has recently undertaken Social Sector Performance Surveys in the Primary and Secondary Education Sectors in Bangladesh. The SSPS assesses whether public resources reach the service providers, and how effectively they deliver key social services. This briefing note focuses on the key findings and identifies the main lessons learned. The surveys covered primary and...
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...
Understanding the Drivers of Satisfaction and Trust in Public Services
Asia and the Pacific, Public Administration, Report, Civil SocietyBased on 40 focus groups, this report is to understand the key factors driving New Zealanders' satisfaction and trust in public services from 2 perspectives: drivers of satisfaction and drivers of trust. In addition, the report includes chapters for demographic groups, including Maori, Asian and Pacific People, insofar as their views differ from the general public. The main objective of...
Budget Advocacy for the Water and Sanitation Sector in Nepal
Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Governance and MDG, Human Rights, Land Governance, Public Administration, Civil SocietyThis WaterAid publication offers not only a primer on budget, but also aims to equip civil society advocates with the necessary knowledge to help the poor and marginalised. It addresses the demand for the basic rights of and access to water and sanitation, while additionally adressing the skills to understand the underlying principles, processes and scope of budgeting from the formulation to...