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related to: Measuring Democracy and Democratic Governance in a Post-2015 Development Framework
Understanding and Programming for Linkages: Democratic Governance and Development
28 April 2009 | Article / Working Paper, Civil Society, GAP, Local Governance and Decentralization, UNDP ProducedThis paper underlines the importance of redefining progress as a process that requires democratic ownership poverty reduction efforts. It understands...
Toward the Development of International Standards for Democratic Legislatures
15 November 2010 | Article / Working Paper, Parliament, Civil SocietyPrepared by the National Democratic Institute (NDI), this document is intended as a basis for discussion within the...
OGC Framework Paper: Democratic Governance Indicators and UNDP Human Development Reports
08 May 2012 | Article / Working Paper, GAPThis paper provides an overview of national human development reports that focus on democratic governance and that use governance indicators to...
Bringing Governance Evidence into the Policy Process: Opportunities and Challenges in Post-Conflict Serbia
25 May 2009 | Article / Working Paper, Civil Society, Conflict, Europe and CIS, GAP, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Maja Gavrilovic This OGC discussion paper looks at the role and scope of influence of research institutes and think tanks in...
Evidence-Informed Policy in Post-Conflict Contexts: Nepal, Peru and Serbia
25 May 2009 | Article / Working Paper, Asia and the Pacific, Conflict, Europe and CIS, GAP, Latin America and the Carribean, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Nicola Jones and Arnaldo Pellini This OGC discussion paper summarises case studies from Nepal, Peru and Serbia, three diverse...
Evidence-Based Policy in a Post-Conflict Context: A Case Study from Nepal
25 May 2009 | Article / Working Paper, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, GAP, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Binod Bhatta This OGC discussion paper looks at existing efforts to generate evidence on governance at the national and sub-...
Measurement Methodologies for Legal Empowerment of the Poor
28 April 2009 | Article / Working Paper, GAP, Justice, Academic/Think Tank, UNDP ProducedThis paper draws on existing methodologies and theoretical frameworks and argues that a narrowly defined, subject-centric approach to...
Human Development Measurement: A broader approach in India
08 November 2010 | Article / Working Paper, Asia and the Pacific, Governance and MDG, Academic/Think TankIn this paper, the author attempts to assess economic development more specifically, how can we measure economic development in human aspects...
Governance Evidence in Peru: Production and Use in the Education Sector
25 May 2009 | Article / Working Paper, Democracy, GAP, Latin America and the Carribean, Local Governance and Decentralization, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Jorge Aragon and Martin Vegas This OGC discussion paper presents a case study that aims to draw some lessons about the main...
How should MDG Implementation Be Measured: Faster Progress or Meeting Targets?
15 October 2010 | Article / Working Paper, Governance and MDG, UNDP ProducedThis paper questions the methodology that is widely used to assess progress in implementing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a methodology...