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.
UNDP and Civil Society Organizations - A Policy of Engagement
This document explains the role of UNDP and the importance of Civil Society Organizations for the human development purposes. It clearly states the ...
The Legislature and Constituency Relations
This publication explains the importance of legislative-constituency relations and interaction. In democratic societies, governments (including ...
Lawmaking and Stages of Legislative Procedure
This publication offers a brief view of law making and legislative procedures in democratic governance. Legislative bodies pay three broad ...
Assessing Legislation — A Manual for Legislators
This manual aims to enable legislators — even if they have no previous training in legislation — to read and to assess a bill in terms of the ...
Political Parties in the Legislature
This paper argues that political parties are one of the major means of organizing the work of the legislature and developing public policy. The role ...
Journal of Democracy
This site contains abstracts from articles and general background information about the Journal of Democracy- Published four times a year, the ...
Carnegie Council - Democracy Gateway
The site is a forum for research and education in ethics and international policy. It addresses the ethical dilemmas posed by issues such as deadly ...
IDEA - International Institute for Democracy and
This site features examples of good practice, tools and guidelines on democracy support. It displays IDEA's regular publications and materials ...
The Transformative Potential of E-Government in
This site features a paper that focuses on the potential of e-government to transform local government in transitional democracies. The paper shows ...
Parliamentarians for Global Action
This site is the home page for Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA). It provides information about its programs, including work on peace and ...
UNDP AND GOVERNANCE - Experiences and Lessons Learned