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State-Society Synergy for Accountability : Lessons for the World Bank
World Bank - 2013
The paper first surveys the literature on accountability and establishes a categorization of the different ways by which civil society can interact with the state in order to improve accountability. It then explores in detail seven case studies of successful experiences of state-society synergy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012563841
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State-society synergy for accountability : lessons for the World Bank
2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523179
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Localizing development : does participation work?
Mansuri, Ghazala - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393827
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Reducing inequality for shared growth in China : strategy and policy options for Guangdong province
2011
This overview summarizes the key findings of the eight chapters and one policy note. It is organized as follows. The first section provides a background of Guangdong, while the second describes the current situation of inequality in the province. Next is a discussion of the potential impacts of...
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Innovative Tokyo
Fujita, Kuniko - 2005
"Fujita and Hill compare and contrast Tokyo's innovation structure with the industrial districts model and the … districts and international hub models. The authors provide key elements making up the Tokyo model--organizational knowledge …, the national system of innovation, and the historical genesis of Tokyo in Japan's political economy. They find that the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522692
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Brazil - Toward a More Inclusive and Effective Participatory Budget in Porto Alegre : Volume 1. Main report
World Bank - 2012
This report is about effective participatory budgeting in Porto Alegre. The process was initiated during the early years of re-democratization and decentralization in Brazil, following the end of the military dictatorship in 1985. The 1988 constitution initiated a process of decentralization and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552918
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Brazil - Toward a More Inclusive and Effective Participatory Budget in Porto Alegre : Volume 2. Annexes
World Bank - 2012
This report is about effective participatory budgeting in Porto Alegre. The process was initiated during the early years of re-democratization and decentralization in Brazil, following the end of the military dictatorship in 1985. The 1988 constitution initiated a process of decentralization and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552919
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Uruguay - Strengthening Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation of Social Policy : Nonlending Technical Assistance Project, Report on Phase 2
World Bank - 2012
The objectives of the Uruguay Nonlending Technical Assistance Project (UY NLTA) were to: (i) evaluate the impact of providing a safety net program's (PANES's) social emergency programs; (ii) inform a dialogue about the future role of social programs and of MIDES as a lead authority responsible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552957
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Brazil : Toward a More Inclusive and Effective Participatory Budget in Porto Alegre, Volume 1. Main Report
World Bank - 2012
This report is about effective participatory budgeting in Porto Alegre. The process was initiated during the early years of re-democratization and decentralization in Brazil, following the end of the military dictatorship in 1985. The 1988 constitution initiated a process of decentralization and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553014