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Downward accountability in humanitarian aid. The example of UNHCR Uganda
Downward accountability in humanitarian aid. The example of UNHCR UgandaU4 Issue | Nov 2020
If aid organisations are accountable to their beneficiaries, there is potentially less risk of corruption. Interventions may also be more efficient and ...
Corruption, Anti-corruption, Accountability, Refugees, Humanitarian aid, Uganda
Harnessing the power of communities against corruption. A framework for contextualising social accountability
U4 Brief | Aug 2018
Ignorance, apathy and disempowerment are recurring drivers of impunity. Social accountability, on its part, aims to empower citizens with information ...
Saving by Default: Evidence from a Field Experiment in India
Saving by Default: Evidence from a Field Experiment in IndiaReport in External Series | Mar 2015
A growing share of the world population is getting access to a formal bank account. This allows a move from cash to account based payments. Grounding ...
Savings, Finance, Behavioral Economics, Default, India, India
The accountability function of the courts in Tanzania and Zambia
Book Chapter | Jan 2004
This comparative analysis of the judiciaries in Tanzania and Zambia, finds that neither has developed a strong accountability function vis-à-vis ...
Tanzania, Zambia, courts, judiciary, accountability, democracy, democratic consolidation, rule of law, judicial independence, Africa: Tanzania, Zambia
Is mutual accountability feasible? A conceptual discussion with policy implications
Is mutual accountability feasible? A conceptual discussion with policy implicationsU4 Issue | Dec 2012
Mutual accountability is one of five principles of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. Yet comparatively little has been written about this principle ...
Joint response to corruption, Mutual accountability, Paris declaration, uncac, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda, Zambia
Effects of Payment for Performance on accountability mechanisms: Evidence from Pwani, Tanzania
Effects of Payment for Performance on accountability mechanisms: Evidence from Pwani, TanzaniaJournal Article | Jan 2017
Payment for Performance (P4P) aims to improve provider motivation to perform better, but little is known about the effects of P4P on accountability mechanisms. ...
P4P, RBF, Health, Tanzania
The Accountability Function of Parliament in New Democracies: Tanzanian Perspectives
CMI Working Paper | Jan 2005
The role of parliaments in holding the executive accountable is a neglected topic in the study of the democratization process in sub-Saharan Africa. In ...
Accountability, Democracy, Parliament/legislature, Tanzania
Lohne PetterThe Accountability function of the courts in Tanzania and Zambia
Journal Article | Jan 2003
This comparative analysis of the judiciaries in Tanzania and Zambia, finds that neither has developed a strong accountability function vis-à-vis their ...
Tanzania, Zambia, courts, judiciary, accountability, democracy, democratic consolidation, rule of law, judicial independence, Africa: Tanzania, Zambia
"Accountability"
"Accountability"Book Chapter | Jan 2013
"Accountability" Elin Skaar Encyclopedia of Transitional Justice Nadya Nedelsky and Lavinia Stan ac
accountability, transitional justice
Introduction: the accountability challenge
Introduction: the accountability challengeBook Chapter | May 2016
Introduction: the accountability challenge Elin Skaar, Jemima García-Godos, Cath Collins Transition
accountability, transitional justice, human rights violations, Latin America
Toward Transformative Accountability: A Proposal for Rights-Based Approaches to Maternal Health in the MDGs and Beyond
Toward Transformative Accountability: A Proposal for Rights-Based Approaches to Maternal Health in the MDGs and BeyondJournal Article | Jan 2010
Meaningful and equitable progress on reducing maternal mortality and meeting Millennium Development Goal 5 calls for the adoption of a human rights-based ...
Maternal Health, Right to Health, Rights-Based Approach (RBA), Accountability, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Doing accountability differently. A proposal for the vertical integration of civil society monitoring and advocacy
Doing accountability differently. A proposal for the vertical integration of civil society monitoring and advocacyU4 Issue | Aug 2016
Civil society accountability initiatives that take into account power structures at multiple levels can produce more lasting institutional change, compared ...
people's engagement
Conclusions: the uneven road towards accountability in Latin America
Book Chapter | May 2016
Conclusions: the uneven road towards accountability in Latin America Elin Skaar, Cath Collins, Jemi
accountability, transitional justice, Latin America
Wavering Courts: From Impunity to Accountability in Uruguay
Wavering Courts: From Impunity to Accountability in UruguayJournal Article | Jan 2013
Many Latin American countries are moving towards increased accountability for past human rights violations. There is a growing international consensus ...
accountability, human rights, impunity, transitional justice, Uruguay, Uruguay
Social accountability in situations of conflict and fragility
Social accountability in situations of conflict and fragilityU4 Brief | Dec 2011
Donor support to social accountability in fragile and conflict-affected states is a relatively new phenomenon. It has emerged with the lessons that ...
fragile states
Social accountability and water integrity: Learning from experiences with participatory and transparent budgeting in Ethiopia and Nepal
Social accountability and water integrity: Learning from experiences with participatory and transparent budgeting in Ethiopia and NepalU4 Issue | Sep 2019
Experiences with social accountability measures in water management schemes in Nepal and Ethiopia offer useful lessons for practitioners. Participation ...
water and sanitation, social accountability, civil society, participatory budgeting, community-driven development, NGOs, Ethopia, Eastern Africa, Nepal, Southern Asia
A transparent and accountable judiciary to deliver justice for all
A transparent and accountable judiciary to deliver justice for allReport in External Series | Apr 2016
A transparent and accountable judiciary to deliver justice for all » U4
Corruption is hampering the delivery of justice globally. People perceive ...
justice
Tax reform and democratic accountability in sub-Saharan Africa
Tax reform and democratic accountability in sub-Saharan AfricaBook Chapter | Jan 2003
Can improved revenue collection and tax policies provide for more democratically accountable government? The chapter discusses the relationship between ...
Tax reform, Economic policy, Africa: Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
Using legal empowerment to curb corruption and advance accountability
U4 Issue | Feb 2020
Legal empowerment refers to the use of laws and rights to increase relatively powerless populations’ control over their lives. A growing field, ...