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The AmericasBarometer l The Political Culture of Democracy in the Americas, 2012: Towards Equality of Opportunity
Civil Society, Democracy, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Academic/Think Tank, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThis publication is the preliminary version of the AmericasBarometer regional, comparative report 2012. This round, fundamental social, political, and ethical problem in the Americas are tackled: the tremendous gaps in opportunities experienced and resources available to the region’s citizens. While these disparities are certainly visible in differences in economic development across...
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,...
Una nueva generación de sistemas de evaluación de desempeño en América Central. Panoramas de un recorrido reciente
Article / Working Paper, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Academic/Think TankExamina las característica de una nueva generacíon de sistema de evaluacíon de de desempeño en América Central. Se procura identificar si los mismos han tomado elementos de un enfoque centrado en el desarrollo de las personas. El recorrido realizado es importante pero hay pendientes y desafíos con el propósito de lograr un sistema efectivamente centrado en el aprendizaje organizacional, el...
Statistical Report for the Governance Assessments and Measurements Project for Barbados and the Eastern Carribean
Democracy, GAP, Latin America and the Carribean, ReportThe UWI/UNDP DGA Assessment project emerged out of a longstanding problematique within the Eastern Caribbean, that is, the limitation and often lack of comprehensive statistical indicators of key facets of democratic governance. Such indicators are needed to guide dialogue within civil society with a view towards redesigning democratic systems to be more...
Lessons Learned: Global Programme on Governance Assessment
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and CIS, GAP, Latin America and the Carribean, ReportOn the heels of the Oslo Governance Forum, UNDP convened projects supported by the Global Programme on Governance Assessments from around the world. This one-day workshop collected and compared the lessons learned from experiences in 16 countries. This report draws on those experiences, as well as the seven reviews and evaluations of UNDP’s governance assessments projects...
Frutos de la Democracia: Manual de Implementacion del Program Auditoria Ciudadana Calidad de las Practicas Democraticas en Municipos
Civil Society, Democracy, Framework, Latin America and the Carribean, UNDP ProducedThis manual relates to the Government of Argentina's "Programa Auditoría Ciudadana Calidad de las Prácticas Democráticas en Municipios" (Citizen Audit Programme in Local Government). It describes the steps involved in the social audit process and the minimum conditions required. The annexes present a range of specific tools to carry out the social audit and includes a questionnaire on self-...
Diseño de un Mapa Municipal de Riegos de Corrupcion
Corruption, Framework, Latin America and the Carribean, Local Governance and Decentralization, Civil SocietyThis tool aims to identify potential risks of corruption in the areas of local government performance. It aims to show what might happen with regards to corruption in local governments, if some of the most common risks are not avoided. The tool has four parts: Literature review; Development of a preliminary version of the map, containing concepts and assumptions about the risks of...
Toolkits on Civil Society Accountability
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Framework, Latin America and the Carribean, Civil Society, GovernmentIn partnership with the Commonwealth Foundation, One World Trust worked on a project across three Commonwealth countries, Belize, India and Uganda, and one region, the Pacific islands, to stimulate discussion among CSOs on what it means to be accountable. Working with Society for Education and Research (SPEAR) in Belize, Voluntary Action Network India (VANI)in India, Development Network of...
LatinoBarómetro - Questionnaires, Codebooks & Methodology
Civil Society, Democracy, Framework, Latin America and the Carribean, Civil SocietyLatinobarómetro is an annual public opinion survey that involves some 19,000 interviews in 18 Latin American countries, representing more than 400 million inhabitants. Latinobarómetro Corporation is a non-profit NGO based in Santiago, Chile, and is solely responsible for the production and publication of the data. Latinobarómetro Corporation researches the development of democracy and economies...
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...