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Monitoring payments for watershed services schemes in developing countries
Article / Working Paper, Land Governance, Academic/Think TankPayments for watershed services (PWS) are schemes that use funds from water users (including governments) as an incentive for landholders to improve their land management practices. They are increasingly seen as a viable policy alternative to watershed management issues, and a means of addressing chronic problems such as declining water flows, deteriorating water quality and flooding. In some...
The Hunger And Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI 2012) Measuring the Political Commitment to Reduce Hunger and Undernutrition in Developing Countries
Civil Society, Global Index, Land Governance, Academic/Think TankThe HANCI compares 45 developing countries for their performance on 22 indicators of political commitment to reduce hunger and undernutrition. It looks at three areas of government action: Policies and programmes Legal frameworks Public expenditures The HANCI separately measures commitment to reduce hunger and commitment to reduce undernutrition, because hunger...
REFORM Toolkit: Expanding Access to Information
Civil Society, Corruption, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Academic/Think TankFree and open access to information is vital to a well functioning democracy and a market economy. Whether in markets or policy debates, transparency levels the playing field: equal access to information equalizes access to opportunity. In a democracy, citizens’ ability to participate effectively in the democratic process hinges on their ability to make informed choices. Similarly, citizens...
Assessing governance: methodological challenges
Article / Working Paper, Civil Society, Academic/Think TankThis paper focuses on the methods used for collecting data in 22 countries for the World Governance Survey (WGS). The Survey was based on the interview of a cross-section of well-informed persons (WIPs) in each country. These individuals were experienced in and informed about governance issues. The premise of this approach was that they would be able to provide the most knowledgeable ratings...
Poland: Developing Good Governance Indicators for Programmes Funded by the European Union
Europe and CIS, Framework, Public Administration, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThis report proposes a practical, country-based framework for developing good governance indicators for programmes funded by the European Union.
Guidelines on Open Government Data for Citizen Engagement
Civil Society, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Public Administration, Other UN AgencyOver the last decade an increasing number of citizens around the world have demanded that their fundamental right to engage in policy making and policy implementation be recognized and that their governments become more transparent and accountable. Responding to recognition of the rights of citizens, governments across the world have embraced the concept of ‘Open Government’ including three...
DataGov | Tracking and analyzing governance around the world
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Democracy, Economic Governance, Europe and CIS, Human Rights, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Web Resource, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThe DataGov database provides country and regional scores from publicly available sources. The Database provides a user-friendly interface for accessing most of the publicly available indicators related to governance. The interactive tool permits users to easily produce cross-national comparative and time series graphs and tables for immediate printing or for export to standard office software....
Resource Governance Index 2013
Global Index, Land Governance, Civil SocietyThe Resource Governance Index (RGI) measures the quality of governance in the oil, gas and mining sector of 58 countries. From highly ranked countries like Norway, the United Kingdom and Brazil to low ranking countries like Qatar, Turkmenistan and Myanmar,the Index identifies critical achievements and challenges in natural resource governance. The RGI scores and ranks the countries,...
Internal Government Assessments of the Quality of Governance in China
Article / Working Paper, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Academic/Think TankAuthoritarian governments produce internal assessments of the quality of governance that allow them to identify and address brewing problems before they threaten regime stability. This paper provides a theory of how the information necessary to produce such assessments is gathered. The empirical focus of the paper is on China, which is used to illustrate how information-gathering channels in...
STATE OF CIVIL SOCIETY 2013: Creating an enabling environment
Civil Society, Report, Civil SocietyThis report contains insight from over 50 civil society experts from around the world. Amidst the challenges facing civil society, the CIVICUS State of Civil Society 2013 report highlights good practices around the world and challenges on the horizon for citizens and civil society around the world. In the publication the following is assessed: Rising fundamentalism threatening women's and...