2. In recent years the World Bank has been a prolific producer of documentation discussing governance as a general tool in the international development process. However, during the course of the Twelfth Replenishment discussions for the International Development Association (IDA12), the concept of good governance was specifically mentioned in the context of institutional assessment criteria. T...

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Despite many controversies, cost-benefit analysis (CBA) still been used in many countries as a tool in policy decision processes. More recently, public participation in these CBA processes has become an important issue for governments. However, CBA by itself does not provide a good environment for public participation. The major reasons for this are the lack of spatial disaggregation in CBA res...

150 words) Gender quotas have been adopted in over a hundred countries in an effort to address gender disparities in national legislatures. Yet, the determinants of citizen support for gender quota policies remain largely understudied. We develop a theory that emphasizes the impact of institutional performance and political values to explain citizen support for gender quotas and how these two f...

Gender quotas have been adopted in over a hundred countries in an effort to address gender disparities in national legislatures. Yet the determinants of citizen support for gender quota policies remain largely understudied. We develop a theory that emphasizes the impact of institutional performance and political values to explain citizen support for gender quotas and how these two factors diffe...

Information is the key to democracy. For a successful democracy, information empowerment is fundamental. The advent of Information Technology (IT) has encouraged the rapid growth of a global information society that is changing the way people live, learn, and work. Information and Communication Technology’s (ICTs) were recognized to have tremendous administrative potential. For example, ICTs co...