http://netvouz.com/smil/tag/governance?feed=rss smil's bookmarks tagged "governance" on Netvouz http://www.eldis.org/index.htm Eldis is one of a family of knowledge services provided by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex . Gateway to Development Information. A collection of editorially selected and abstracted full-text, online documents selected from more than 4,500 different publishers. All documents are available free of charge Countries smil Thu, 23 Mar 2006 12:03:53 GMT http://www.afrimap.org/index.php AfriMAP, the Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project, is an initiative of the Soros Foundation Network’s four African foundations, and works with national civil society organizations to conduct systematic audits of government performance in three areas: the justice sector and the rule of law; political participation and democracy; and effective delivery of public services. Countries > Middle East & Africa smil Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:49:15 GMT http://www.adbi.org/catalog/index.php?tab=3 Development-related publications - ADBI is currently funded by the Government of Japan Countries > Asia smil Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:13:53 GMT http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=topics.home&topic_id=1419 The Wilson Center is headquartered in Washington, D.C. It is a nonpartisan institution, supported by public and private funds, engaged in the study of national and world affairs. The Wilson Center recognizes the importance of Brazil and of the U.S.-Brazilian relationship, for the U.S. and all the nations of the hemisphere. Countries > Latin America > Brazil smil Wed, 07 Jun 2006 15:40:30 GMT http://www.cgdev.org/section/topics/ CGD is an independent, not-for-profit think tank that works to reduce global poverty and inequality by encouraging policy change in the U.S. and other rich countries through rigorous research and active engagement with the policy community Economic Research > Growth & Development smil Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:02:44 GMT http://www.iris.umd.edu/ IRIS is a research and advisory center located in the Department of Economics at the University of Maryland. Works to understand and facilitate economic growth and democratic development in poor and transition countries, focusing on the role of institutions Politics > Governance & Corruption smil Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:16:25 GMT http://www.cefir.ru/index.php?l=eng The Centre for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) at New Economic School (NES) is an independent economic policy think tank established in Russia in 2000. CEFIR’s mission is to improve Russia’s economic and social policies by producing academic research and policy analysis . Research areas are : Administrative Reform, Industrial Organization and Competition policy, Corporate Governance and Financial Markets, Macroeconomic policy, Political Economics and Federalism, International Trade and Foreign Investments, Social Policy and Labor Market, Migration Policy, Regional Economics. Countries > Europe & Central Asia > Russia smil Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:09:55 GMT http://www.competition-regulation.org.uk/publications/working_papers/ The CRC conducts research into rules-based systems and processes of regulation and competition in developing countries and their contribution to poverty reduction. Politics > Governance & Corruption smil Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:15:51 GMT http://www.ssees.ucl.ac.uk/economic.htm Working Papers from the Centre for the Study of Economic and Social Change in Europe, one of the 5 research centers of the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London Countries > Europe & Central Asia smil Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:04:33 GMT http://www.carleton.ca/cifp/ Carleton’s Country Indicators for Foreign Policy has been working with the Canadian government in a multi-year initiative that has the objective of developing a number of wide-ranging tools that encompass the monitoring, forecasting, and evaluation of failed and fragile states, as well as the assessment of supporting policies intended to address the development, security, and economic challenges they represent. The project presents a methodology for evaluating individual country performance and engages in statistical and theoretical research, regarding the nature of the relationship between state fragility and selected key variables Politics > Political Risk smil Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:43:36 GMT