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"The notion of empowerment has been more often deductively claimed than carefully defined or inductively assessed by development scholars and practitioners alike. The authors define and assess empowerment through an in-depth examination of the extent to which a large community development...
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The Palestinian Authority is committed to improving state-citizen relations through various mechanisms including the complaints resolution. The objective of this technical assistance, which has been undertaken at the request of the DGC, is to strengthen the Complaint Handling Mechanisms (CHMs)...
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Globalisation is already a powerful force for poverty reduction as societies and economies around the world are becoming more integrated. Although this international integration presents considerable opportunities for developing countries, it also contains significant risks. Associated with...
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discusses the factors which can facilitate the development of accountability and participatory governance mechanisms. Lessons … approach from the point of view of participation and accountability. For some 50 countries adopting the approach since 1999, it … impact of participatory governance on policymaking, while emerging, is still a work in progress. The paper concludes with …
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"This paper examines the conceptual and empirical basis of corruption and governance and concludes that decentralized … local governance is conducive to reduced corruption in the long run. This is because localization helps to break the … accountability to citizens by involving citizens in monitoring government performance and demanding corrective actions. Localization …
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