Governance
Up one levelThe quality and methods of governance, of how government engages its citizens in their country’s decision making, are crucial issues anywhere, but especially in developing countries, and even more so in those moving towards a democratic transition. This section of the BurmaGuide.Net includes resource summaries regarding best governance practices from the United Nations and non-governmental groups.
Guidance for Promoting Judicial Independence and Impartiality
This guide aims to assist USAID and other donors, in collaboration with their local counterparts, to design and implement programs that effectively ...
Handbook of Democracy and Governance Program Indicators
This handbook was developed to enhance the ability to monitor progress in achieving planned results and use performance information to guide program ...
A Handbook on Fighting Corruption
This handbook is intended to help USAID field staff make informed decisions with regard to developing anti-corruption strategies. It outlines a ...
Managing Assistance in Support of Political & Electoral Processes
This elections manual is an update of the DG Office's Managing Democratic Electoral Assistance - A Practical Guide for USAID published in 1995. It is ...
USAID Handbook on Legislative Strengthening
This handbook is intended to assist informed decisions with regard to legislative strengthening strategies. It outlines a framework for assessing the ...
Globalization and Governance — Main Results of the OECD Development Centre's 2001 - 2002 Programme of Work
This document summarises the main results of the OECD Development Centre’s 2001-2002 work in formulating policy recommendations, and helped to ...
A Strategy for Enlargement and Outreach
This document describes and analyze the mission and goals of forming OECD and why and how to enlarge the number of member countries.
Governance for Sustainable Human Development
This document has been prepared to guide UNDP country offices and inform key partners. It includes an evaluation of management development program ...
Civil Society and Right to Information - a Perspective on India’s Experience
This paper concentrates on the role of civil society in promoting the concept of social audit through four methods - public hearings, report cards, ...
Civil Right to Information - Practical Guidance Note
This paper argues and analyzes that governments around the world have become increasingly more open. By 2003, over 50 countries had comprehensive ...
Shaping Civil-Military Relations in Burma: Learning Lessons from ASEAN