'USAID political party development assistance is designed to facilitate the democratic process in newly democratizing countries, rather than to influence specific political outcomes. Promoting and strengthening the broader political process through political party development assistance require long term support for specific organizational, behavioral, and governance aspects of democratic parties, rather than the pursuit of short-term electoral goals. Within this long-term, process-oriented fram more...
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'This handbook is designed to assist USAID Missions in developing strategies to help legislatures function more effectively and to perform their functions more democratically and representatively. It explains the importance of legislatures in a democracy, describes structural and other factors that influence legislative behavior, and enumerates problems legislatures commonly face. It then presents an assessment framework that is designed to help USAID field officers pinpoint the weaknesses and u more...
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'A leading Palestinian journalist is jailed in the West Bank for broadcasting sessions of the Palestinian Legislative Council. Restrictive media laws in many post-communist countries curtail media freedoms guaranteed by these countries' constitutions or by international conventions that these countries have signed. In Central America, a select group of powerful families control the media and threaten democratic gains realized through the peace processes of the 1990s. Government control of print more...
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Executive Summary 'The purpose of the Guide to Rule of Law Country Analysis is to assist USAID Democracy and Governance (DG) officers in conducting a rule of law assessment and designing rule of law programs that have a direct impact on democratic development, with particular attention to empowering poor and vulnerable groups. Within USAID’s DG assessment framework, five elements comprise democracy: rule of law; consensus; competition; inclusion; and good governance. This guide presents a stra more...
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The Malaysian state government of Terengganu has announced the completion of phase one of the Broadband Wireless Network Project (BWNP), which is part of the state’s e-government initiative, T-eG (Terengganu e-government)…
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Indian government officials in Uttar Pradesh (UP) have praised a web-based file tracking system known as e-patravali pranali for helping government departments ensure the speedy disposal of files, and reduce paperwork and corruption…
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'Although developing innovative agricultural technologies may prove crucial, to address the needs of poor farmers, the gap left by private sector neglect must be filled by the public sector. No single intervention can help them all. But reducing poverty, mitigating climate change, and building resilience to climatic and market shocks means empowering these farmers and their communities to identify the investments that will best meet their needs.'
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