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Decentralization, democracy, and development : recent experience from Sierra Leone
Zhou, Yongmei (contributor) - 2009
This publication addresses the question of whether political, fiscal, and administrative decentralization improves government effectiveness and the debate on whether it is a viable and desirable state-building strategy for post-conflict countries. The publication is a collection of eight papers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393387
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Political institutions and human development : Does democracy fulfil its 'constructive' and 'instrumental' role?
Vollmer, Sebastian - 2009
performance of democracy is rather independent of the circumstances. However, democracy leads to more redistribution in favor of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394112
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Democracy and reforms
Amin, Mohammad - 2009
"The authors use a sample of 147 countries to investigate the link between democracy and reforms. Democracy may be … economic institutions. The results provide robust support for the claim that democracy is good for growth-enhancing reforms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394129
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Democracy, credibility, and clientelism
Keefer, Philip - 2005
"Keefer and Vlaicu demonstrate that sharply different policy choices across democracies can be explained as a consequence of differences in the ability of political competitors to make credible pre-electoral commitments to voters. Politicians can overcome their credibility deficit in two ways....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522726
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Democracy, public expenditures, and the poor
Keefer, Philip - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523273
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Democratic Governance in Mexico : Beyond State Capture and Social Polarization
World Bank - 2012
the new political arrangement. Why? This Institutional and Governance Review (IGR) addresses these crucial questions, and … in so doing tries to offer some insights into how Mexico's democratic governance may be strengthened over time. Taking … second transition towards effective democratic governance in the country, but to do so will require addressing certain socio …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553163
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Kenya, growth and structural change
Greene, David G. (contributor) - 1983
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000563269
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Climate governance and development
Ansohn, Albrecht (contributor); Pleskovic, Boris (contributor) - Berlin Workshop <(11th :2008)> - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393556
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Closing the feedback loop : can technology bridge the accountability gap?
Gigler, Björn-Sören (ed.); Bailur, Savita (ed.) - World Bank - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394006
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Strengthening governance through engaged societies : lessons from the implementation of poverty reduction strategies
Sharkey, Katrina - 2006
discusses the factors which can facilitate the development of accountability and participatory governance mechanisms. Lessons … impact of participatory governance on policymaking, while emerging, is still a work in progress. The paper concludes with … recommendations for how developing country societies might sustain real achievements in participatory governance and domestic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522162