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Building democratic institutions
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ISBN: 1565496191 1565491971 9781565496194 9781565491977 156549198X 9781565491984 9781565491984 Year: 2005 Publisher: Boulder

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Bridging the gap between theory and practice, Shabbir Cheema draws on a wealth of case studies from around the world to clarify the links among governance, democracy, and human development and to identify the conditions that make democracy work.


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Engaging civil society
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ISBN: 9280871579 9789280871579 9789280811889 9280811886 Year: 2010 Publisher: Tokyo New York United Nations University

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The rapid pace of globalization has led to the increasing interdependence of member states of the United Nations to achieve sustainable development objectives, including the eradication of extreme poverty, environmental protection, access to basic services and livelihoods and the promotion of economic growth and opportunities. Policymakers, scholars and development practitioners recognize the centrality of effective governance at the local, national and global levels to promote sustainable development. Along with governments and the private sector, civil society organizations (CSOs) are playin

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Civil society. --- Democracy.


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Building trust in government : innovations in governance reform in Asia
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ISBN: 9280871587 Year: 2010 Publisher: New York : United Nations University Press,

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The ability of governments and the global community to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, ensure security, and promote adherence to basic standards of human rights depends on people's trust in their government. However, public trust in government and political institutions has been declining in both developing and developed countries in the new millennium. One of the challenges in promoting trust in government is to engage citizens, especially the marginalized groups and the poor, into the policy process to ensure that governance is truly representative, participatory, and benefits all

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