Development
Up one levelBurma is a land of immense economic potential, rich in natural resources and with a strong educational tradition. But after decades of misgovernance and conflict, Burma is one of the world’s poorest countries. This section of the BurmaGuide.Net includes resource summaries on paths to sustainable development that have proved useful in other Southeast Asian countries and around the world. The need for popular participation in all development decisions is highlighted, as well as development in post-conflict situations.
State-NGO relationships in transitional democracies - The case of CPA-ONG-a government centre for the advancement of NGOs in Benin
The paper examines roles and characteristics of NGOs in complementing, reforming, and opposing roles. Flexibility, voluntarism, closeness to people ...
Confederation of Independent Unions in the Public Sector
This site contains a listing of press releases and statements of the organization on issues related to labor, free trade, economic agreements, ...
Socialist International
This site contains a listing of the program of activities of the organization in different parts of the world, including members’ meetings, ...
The Philippines - Enhancing public transparency and accountability through civil society participation in monitoring government services
This document discusses how citizen’s participation in monitoring government services enhances transparency and accountability of both service ...
“The Role of Civil Society in Combating Corruption”
The paper discusses the role of civil society in combating corruptions analysing cases from around the world.
Reducing corruption - lessons from Venezuela
This case study is about reducing corruption in governance reflecting lessons from World Bank’s study in Venezuela. A recent World Bank program in ...
SPO- Strengthening Participatory Organization
This is the home page for SPOPK – Strengthening Participatory Organization of Pakistan- The site contains news reports on the recent undertakings ...
"We Cannot Refuse" - Forced Labor in Burma
A four-page brochure documenting the Burmese military’s use of forced labor to pay and feed their troops. Forced labor is also a counter-insurgency ...
Karen Human Rights Group - Documenting the Voices of the Villagers in Rural Burma.
This site contains information about the current
situation in Karen State, Burma. It also contains an archive of reports and
photo sets on the ...
Status Note on Development of UNDP Governance Indicators
UNDP seeks to develop a set of non-ranking governance indicators to be used by developing countries to be used to enhance governance capacity and ...
A Rights-Based Approach to Development