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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...
Measuring the Progressive Realization of Economic and Social Human Rights in Brazil: A Disaggregated Economic and Social Rights Fulfillment Indexi
Human Rights, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Academic/Think TankThis paper summarizes findings and conclusions from our application of the Economic and Social Rights Fulfillment Index developed by Fukuda-Parr, Lawson-Remer and Randolph (2009) to the states of Brazil. The key features of this methodology in assessing economic and human rights fulfillment is the focus on state obligations rather than only on human outcomes, and reference to both level of...
Blurring the Boundaries - Citizen Action Across States and Societies
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Democracy, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Academic/Think Tank, DonorBlurring the Boundaries - Citizen Action Across States and Societies provides a summary of nearly a decade of research on citizen engagement done by the Development Research Centre on Citizenship, Participation and Accountability (the Citizenship DRC). The brief note Blurring the Boundaries - Citizen Action Across States and Societies has been produced by the Development Research Centre on...
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,...
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...
Indicadores del Estado de la Educación en Centroamérica y La República Dominicana, con Especial Atención a las Líneas del Programa de Mejora de la Calidad Educativa
Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Report, Academic/Think Tank, Civil SocietyLa Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional tomó la decisión de realizar un programa regional de cooperación en el campo de la educación en Centroamérica y la República Dominicana. Siguiendo un proceso de consulta con los Ministerios de Educación a una propuesta preliminar de la AECI, se definieron las cuatro líneas de...
Guía de indicadores de buen gobierno en las entidades federativas
Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Report, Academic/Think Tank, GovernmentVery little is known about how state governments function and are organized. Even basic information about human resources, financial management and internal controls is scarce. This lack of information represents a huge obstacle for research, but it is also a big limitation for any reform effort, since the inputs for a proper diagnosis are lacking. This paper offers a guide of 35 good...
Segundo Estado de la Educación Costarricense: indicadores básicos de la educación superior costarricense en el año 2007, aporte especial
Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Report, Academic/Think Tank, Civil SocietyEn el Primer Informe Estado de la Educación se identificó un importante vacío de información sobre la educación superior costarricense. Cuando éste se publicó se carecía de datos básicos, tales como una estimación confiable de la matrícula universitaria, pese a que, evidentemente, conocer las dimensiones y el...