infrastructure, absenteeism of service providers like teachers and doctors, poor quality of services, corruption, non-transparency … outcomes reflects more serious deficiencies of 'voice' and 'accountability' for citizens in general, and the poor in particular …

potential in alleviating poverty and promoting social accountability, and what types of laws, regulations, governance and …

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 …

"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 …

industrial and developing countries differently in some cases. The authors also find that governance plays an important role as …