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"Politics"
February 2001
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Feb 2001
Fiscal Decentralization in Developing Countries
Author: Paul Smoke
Publisher:
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper examines the origins, conceptual foundations and practice of fiscal decentralization in developing countries.
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Feb 2001
Efficiency, Accountability and Implementation
Author: Ole Therkildsen
Publisher:
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper addresses central questions of public sector reform in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, focusing on efficiency, accountability and reform implementation.
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Feb 2001
Redefining Diplomacy: New Actors, Tools and Strategies
Author: Pauline H Baker, Anne V Russell
Publisher:
Fund for Peace (FfP)
This paper explores complex international challenges in the 21st century, which
will not respond well to traditional foreign policy approaches.
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Feb 2001
Social Protection Concepts and Approaches: Implications for Policy and Practice in International Development
Author: Andy Norton, Tim Conway, Mick Foster
Publisher:
Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper provides a strategic overview of the field of social protection in the context of development.
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Feb 2001
The Heart of the Matter
Author: Mark Schacter
Publisher:
Institute on Governance (IOG)
This paper explores how public sector reform can lead to better delivery of the basic public services that affect living standards of the poor, while creating a climate conducive to private sector development.
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Feb 2001
Future Challenges to Policy-Making in Countries in Transition
Author: Graeme Simpson, Brandon Hamber, Noel Stott
Publisher:
Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
This paper explores the challenges of policymaking in societies that are in transition, highlighting the need to understand what the transition actually entails.
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January 2001
