Publications
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This International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) Working Paper published in July 2009 brings together four key perspectives on evaluation design, presented at the Cairo Impact Evaluation conference in April.
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This book seeks to further understanding on the web of institutions that form the mechanisms of accountability, the interaction between these institutions, and interaction between electoral accountability, intrastate accountability, and societal oversight.
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An understanding of their roles in pursuit of democratic accountability, poverty reduction, equality and justice is essential for clarifying the question of CSO effectiveness.
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To coincide with the Accra High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, Pambazuka News published a special issue on this topic.
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Analysing the outcome of theThird High Level Forum (HLF) on Aid Effectiveness held in Accra, Ghana, in September 2009, the Economist magazine declared that, “the development aid business is a shambles.” For the February 2009 issue of the World B...
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This UNDP synthesis report discusses the results of extensive assessments undertaken in eight countries.
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Ten years ago a small number of civil society organizations began experimenting with methods to monitor and influence government budget policies and expenditures. Have these initiatives had an impact? The authers review case studies in six countries. The study was undertaken by the Internationa...
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Decentralisations in the 1980s transferred powers to multi-purpose local governments. In recent years, international donors and central governments are increasingly turning towards single-purpose user committees. Although these committees appear to be less democratically accountable and less re...
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This report assesses 30 of the world’s most powerful organizations from across the inter-governmental, non-governmental and corporate sectors. It highlights good practice principles in four elements of accountability: transparency, participation, evaluation, and complaint and response. This is...
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In Porto Alegre, Brazil, thousands of ordinary citizens participate in local governance, making binding decisions on urban policy on a daily basis. While there has been immense attention paid to the practice of participatory democracy in Porto Alegre, this book examines the politics, culture, a...