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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...
Access to Information and Transparency in the Judiciary: A Guide to Good Practices from Latin America
Justice, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Inter-Governmental OrganizationWhile acknowledging the importance of the Judiciary's independence, this paper highlights its connections between transparency, citizen participation and accountability within the Judiciary (including the relationship with other actors such as civil society and the media). It provides examples of practices and experiences in the administrative and jurisdictional operations of the Judiciary...
Education and democratic preferences
Democracy, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThis paper examines the causal link between education and democracy. Motivated by a model whereby educated individuals are in a better position to assess the effects of public policies and hence favour democracy where their opinions matter, the empirical analysis uses World Values Surveys to study the link between education and democratic attitudes. ...
Social mobility in Latin America: a review of existing evidence
Civil Society, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThis paper reviews evidence on social mobility in Latin America. While Latin America has improved education mobility in recent decades, it still presents lower education mobility than in developed countries. The paper also reviews studies on the main determinants of the region’s low levels of social mobility. The paper provides information on issues such...
Political institutions, intertemporal cooperation, and the quality of policies
Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Report, Inter-Governmental OrganizationIn all states, public policies play a fundamental role in influencing economic and social outcomes. This paper builds cross-country indicators of policy capabilities drawing from available broad cross-national sources from the Inter-American Development Bank, in which policy characteristics were constructed for 18 Latin American countries. It develops measures...
Reforms and counter-reforms in Bolivia
Democracy, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThis paper analyzes reforms and counter-reforms in Bolivia in recent decades and their effects on the policymaking process (PMP) and productivity. Bolivia’s PMP has shifted from a formal representative democracy to a 'participative and direct type of democracy' where street protest and other non-conventional forms of political participation have...
Government at a Glance 2009
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Report, Inter-Governmental OrganizationGovernment at a Glance is a new, biennial publication of the OECD. It provides over 30 indicators describing key elements underlying government performance. With a focus on public administration, the publication compares the size and reach of government across OECD countries from the perspective of revenues, expenditures and employment. It also includes indicators describing...
Scoring for Africa
Africa, Civil Society, Conflict, Corruption, Europe and CIS, Governance and Gender, Human Rights, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Report, Inter-Governmental OrganizationAhead of the kick-off of the 2010 World Cup on Friday, former UN Secretary-General and Chair of the Africa Progress Panel, Kofi Annan and United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador and football star Didier Drogba will today publish ‘Scoring for Africa – An Alternative Guide to the World Cup’. Set out in the form of a ‘grudge-match’ report, the...
America Latina: Acto final. ¿Es la gentela que elige? La importancia de las opiniones en el proceso de formulación de políticas
Civil Society, Democracy, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Report, Inter-Governmental OrganizationLa opinión pública sobre la calidad de vida de la población de América Latina y el Caribe suele diferir de los indicadores objetivos. Sin embargo, quienes elaboran las políticas suelen recurrir a estos indicadores objetivos como puntos de referencia. ¿Qué importancia debería darse a la opinión pública en el debate...