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The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local...

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local economic development, and environmental management.

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local...

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local economic development, and environmental management.

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local...

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local economic development, and environmental management.

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local...

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local economic development, and environmental management.

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local...

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local economic development, and environmental management.

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local...

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local economic development, and environmental management.

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local...

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local economic development, and environmental management.

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local...

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local economic development, and environmental management.

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local...

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local economic development, and environmental management.

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local...

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local economic development, and environmental management.

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local...

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local economic development, and environmental management.

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local...

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local economic development, and environmental management.

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local...

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local economic development, and environmental management.

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local...

The 11th Rapid Field Appraisal of Decentralization examines the results of decentralization in Philippine local governments, specifically on four key performance areas: local governance and administration, social services and health, local economic development, and environmental management.

An excerpt from Expressing Islam: Religious Life and Politics in Indonesia, edited by Greg Fealy and Sally White (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies), 2008, pp. 174-191. Reproduced here with the kind permission of the...

An excerpt from Expressing Islam: Religious Life and Politics in Indonesia, edited by Greg Fealy and Sally White (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies), 2008, pp. 174-191. Reproduced here with the kind permission of the publisher, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore.

ANALISIS DAMPAK REGULASI (RIA) - Proses desentralisasi di Indonesia telah mengalihkan sebagian besar kewenangan pemerintah nasional ke lebih dari 460 pemerintah kabupaten/kota. Transisi dramatis ini, meskipun positif dari sudut pandang...

ANALISIS DAMPAK REGULASI (RIA) - Proses desentralisasi di Indonesia telah mengalihkan sebagian besar kewenangan pemerintah nasional ke lebih dari 460 pemerintah kabupaten/kota. Transisi dramatis ini, meskipun positif dari sudut pandang demokrasi, telah diwarnai dengan persoalan-persoalan administratif dan insentif kebijakan yang tidak pada tempatnya. Proses pembuatan regulasi di daerah ditandai dengan lemahnya analisis, belum adanya mekanisme review yang efektif, dan terbatasnya partisipasi publik. Akibatnya, muncul peraturan-peraturan daerah bermasalah, khususnya yang membebani dunia usaha.

Service Delivery Training Modules: This series of four training modules is designed to provide the teaching and learning materials for training modules for LA officials in Solid Waste Management and Roads and Drainage...

Service Delivery Training Modules: This series of four training modules is designed to provide the teaching and learning materials for training modules for LA officials in Solid Waste Management and Roads and Drainage Maintenance. Each module kit contains printed resource material for trainers and participants, visual-aid material for trainers (such as power-point presentations on CD), learning exercises and simulations for trainers to use in workshops, and relevant computer software applications (where applicable, on CD) to support a two-day workshop. Each module is available separately in Sinhala and Tamil from The Asia Foundation and the Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance.

• Module 1 – Solid Waste Collection and Transport
• Module 2 – Solid Waste Reduction
• Module 3 – Solid Waste Disposal and Planning
• Module 4 – Roads and Storm Water Drainage Management

Mongolia: Trends in Corruption Attitudes

The Asia Foundation and Sant Maral/TI collected data for the second of six semi-annual benchmarking surveys in September 2006. This survey was conducted in an effort to better understand the...

Mongolia: Trends in Corruption Attitudes

The Asia Foundation and Sant Maral/TI collected data for the second of six semi-annual benchmarking surveys in September 2006. This survey was conducted in an effort to better understand the scope and incidence of corruption at the household level in Mongolia. The first survey was conducted in March and established the baseline against which this and future surveys will evaluate the changes in public attitudes toward corruption, the incidence of corruption at the household level, and government progress in implementing reforms that will combat corruption in Mongolia.

Mongolian Version

The Asia Foundation and Sant Maral/TI collected data for the second of six semi-annual benchmarking surveys in September 2006. This survey was conducted in an effort to better understand the scope and incidence of...

Mongolian Version

The Asia Foundation and Sant Maral/TI collected data for the second of six semi-annual benchmarking surveys in September 2006. This survey was conducted in an effort to better understand the scope and incidence of corruption at the household level in Mongolia. The first survey was conducted in March and established the baseline against which this and future surveys will evaluate the changes in public attitudes toward corruption, the incidence of corruption at the household level, and government progress in implementing reforms that will combat corruption in Mongolia.

This edition of the Corruption Benchmarking Survey covers the six months from March to September 2008. This survey is the sixth in a series, and provides time series data that identifies trends and patterns in citizen awareness, intolerance...

This edition of the Corruption Benchmarking Survey covers the six months from March to September 2008. This survey is the sixth in a series, and provides time series data that identifies trends and patterns in citizen awareness, intolerance for corruption, and support for measures to combat corruption.

The purpose of the survey series is to better understand the scope and incidence of corruption at the household level in Mongolia. Findings and conclusions serve to benchmark changes in experience, attitudes and perceptions over an extended period of time, and thereby contribute to better-informed policy-making, and the refinement of interventions and activities that inform and engage citizens as active participants in the effort to combat corruption in Mongolia.

Service Delivery Training Modules: This series of four training modules is designed to provide the teaching and learning materials for training modules for LA officials in Solid Waste Management and Roads and Drainage...

Service Delivery Training Modules: This series of four training modules is designed to provide the teaching and learning materials for training modules for LA officials in Solid Waste Management and Roads and Drainage Maintenance. Each module kit contains printed resource material for trainers and participants, visual-aid material for trainers (such as power-point presentations on CD), learning exercises and simulations for trainers to use in workshops, and relevant computer software applications (where applicable, on CD) to support a two-day workshop. Each module is available separately in Sinhala and Tamil from The Asia Foundation and the Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance.

• Module 1 – Solid Waste Collection and Transport
• Module 2 – Solid Waste Reduction
• Module 3 – Solid Waste Disposal and Planning
• Module 4 – Roads and Storm Water Drainage Management

Service Delivery Training Modules: This series of four training modules is designed to provide the teaching and learning materials for training modules for LA officials in Solid Waste Management and Roads and Drainage...

Service Delivery Training Modules: This series of four training modules is designed to provide the teaching and learning materials for training modules for LA officials in Solid Waste Management and Roads and Drainage Maintenance. Each module kit contains printed resource material for trainers and participants, visual-aid material for trainers (such as power-point presentations on CD), learning exercises and simulations for trainers to use in workshops, and relevant computer software applications (where applicable, on CD) to support a two-day workshop. Each module is available separately in Sinhala and Tamil from The Asia Foundation and the Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance.

• Module 1 – Solid Waste Collection and Transport
• Module 2 – Solid Waste Reduction
• Module 3 – Solid Waste Disposal and Planning
• Module 4 – Roads and Storm Water Drainage Management

Service Delivery Training Modules: This series of four training modules is designed to provide the teaching and learning materials for training modules for LA officials in Solid Waste Management and Roads and Drainage...

Service Delivery Training Modules: This series of four training modules is designed to provide the teaching and learning materials for training modules for LA officials in Solid Waste Management and Roads and Drainage Maintenance. Each module kit contains printed resource material for trainers and participants, visual-aid material for trainers (such as power-point presentations on CD), learning exercises and simulations for trainers to use in workshops, and relevant computer software applications (where applicable, on CD) to support a two-day workshop. Each module is available separately in Sinhala and Tamil from The Asia Foundation and the Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance.

• Module 1 – Solid Waste Collection and Transport
• Module 2 – Solid Waste Reduction
• Module 3 – Solid Waste Disposal and Planning
• Module 4 – Roads and Storm Water Drainage Management

Occasional Paper No. 10, January 2012

This paper explores the use of participatory action research as a method to deepen the practice of mediation at the village level in rural Nepal. Mediation, initially introduced with a strong...

Occasional Paper No. 10, January 2012

This paper explores the use of participatory action research as a method to deepen the practice of mediation at the village level in rural Nepal. Mediation, initially introduced with a strong Western orientation, has evolved through practice and the response to daily conflict during and after the civil war. At its inception, the program was framed as an "access to justice" initiative. Conducted with district and village-level mediators and trainers, the research yielded important insights into how and why mediation practices were effective, and led to significant changes in training materials and approach.

Occasional Paper No. 13, April 2012

This paper begins with descriptions of some of the critical challenges to democratization in Bangladesh. While electoral challenges are included, the paper seeks to look beyond elections and describe...

Occasional Paper No. 13, April 2012

This paper begins with descriptions of some of the critical challenges to democratization in Bangladesh. While electoral challenges are included, the paper seeks to look beyond elections and describe other factors that can have a profound impact on the quality and quantity of democracy experienced by the average person. The second section examines potential approaches to addressing these challenges.

Mongolia's past two decades of rapid political, economic, and social change have resulted in a strong democratic foundation and high rates of mineral-driven economic growth. However, Mongolia still faces many governance challenges, including...

Mongolia's past two decades of rapid political, economic, and social change have resulted in a strong democratic foundation and high rates of mineral-driven economic growth. However, Mongolia still faces many governance challenges, including weak administrative processes, a lack of transparency and accountability, and corruption. Conflicts of interest are common as politics and economic interests are often intertwined.

The Mongolian economy is growing at an unprecedented rate. Sustained economic growth is boosting gross domestic product (GDP), supporting job creation, reducing poverty levels, and allowing the economy to expand into new fields. Despite these...

The Mongolian economy is growing at an unprecedented rate. Sustained economic growth is boosting gross domestic product (GDP), supporting job creation, reducing poverty levels, and allowing the economy to expand into new fields. Despite these impressive successes, there have been persistent reports in the media about the existence of corrupt practices. These reports often relate to government employees asking businessmen for non-stipulated fees in return for services, for example, to process or expedite obtaining permits and documents, such as licenses, needed by business to operate. Until now, there has been no data about the pervasiveness of corrupt practices affecting business-government relations in Mongolia. The Study of Private Perceptions of Corruption (STOPP) was designed to obtain a picture of the extent of corruption, based on the experience of members of the business community. Interviewing representatives of small, medium, and large sized business enterprises, this study captures the similarities and differences companies face in relation to corrupt practices, breaking down the findings by sector.

The Mongolian economy is growing at an unprecedented rate. Sustained economic growth is boosting gross domestic product (GDP), supporting job creation, reducing poverty levels, and allowing the economy to expand into new...

The Mongolian economy is growing at an unprecedented rate. Sustained economic growth is boosting gross domestic product (GDP), supporting job creation, reducing poverty levels, and allowing the economy to expand into new fields. Despite these impressive successes, there have been persistent reports in the media about the existence of corrupt practices. These reports often relate to government employees asking businessmen for non-stipulated fees in return for services, for example, to process or expedite obtaining permits and documents, such as licenses, needed by business to operate. Until now, there has been no data about the pervasiveness of corrupt practices affecting business-government relations in Mongolia. The Study of Private Perceptions of Corruption (STOPP) was designed to obtain a picture of the extent of corruption, based on the experience of members of the business community. Interviewing representatives of small, medium, and large sized business enterprises, this study captures the similarities and differences companies face in relation to corrupt practices, breaking down the findings by sector.

The US Long Term International Observation Group (LTOG) was made up of fifteen international observers who were deployed in the provinces from May 20-Aug.15, 2003. The observation mission was administered by The Asia Foundation, and was part...

The US Long Term International Observation Group (LTOG) was made up of fifteen international observers who were deployed in the provinces from May 20-Aug.15, 2003. The observation mission was administered by The Asia Foundation, and was part of the US Government's contribution to the 2003 Cambodian National Assembly Election held on July 27, 2003. The observers monitored all provinces (except for Phnom Penh) during the pre-campaign period, the campaign period, polling and counting, and the post-election environment.