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.
Governance - Past, Present, Future
This paper is about the ‘governance’ reforms needed to meet the human development challenges of the Millennium Declaration.
Argentina - A pilot experience in building social monitoring mechanisms for emergency programs
This is the case study paper on the project of Argentina’s social reforms programs funded by the World Bank and monitored by UNDP.
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 ...
Decentralized Governance Programme
Decentralizing governance, from the centre to regions, districts, local governments/authorities and local communities, can be an effective means of ...
“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.
Promoting Conflict Prevention and Conflict Resolution through Effective Governance - A Conceptual Survey and Literature Review
This document reflects UNDP’s commitment to a deeper understanding of the inter-relationship between development, poverty alleviation, good ...
The Management of Public Sector Records in Developing Countries
This describes strategic importance of information, the relationship between information and records, and the need for records management and ...
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 ...
Public Expenditure Analysis and Management in the
A "national integrity system" is proposed as a comprehensive method of fighting corruption. It comprises eight pillars (public awareness, public ...
The United Nations’ System – Organisation Chart