There is little consensus on whether foreign aid can reliably increase economic growth in
recipient countries. We review the literature on aid allocation and provide new evidence …

Deliberative democracy now dominates the theory, reform, and study of democracy. Working
at its cutting edges, Foundations and Frontiers of Deliberative Governance reaches from …

This article assesses the various accounts put forward to explain the disappointing
outcomes thus far of 'civil society participation'in the design and implementation of Poverty …

Presenting an ethnographic account of the emergence and application of critical political
alternatives in the Global South, this book analyses the opportunities and challenges of …

A large body of literature has arisen in economics and political science analyzing the
apparent “resource curse”—the tendency of countries with high levels of natural resources to …

Community monitoring interventions to curb corruption and increase access and quality of
service delivery in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a systematic review - Molina - 2016 …

Democratic institutions should promote accountability of government officials to the needs of
citizens. Civil society plays a role in exposing corruption as well as in communicating the …

Ideal deliberative democracy seeks to employ unbiased moderators. Yet, a large literature in
the field of mediation suggests the elusiveness of perfect neutrality. Our study thus …

This paper focuses on the specific question of how Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
(PRSPs) address migration and its potential to enhance human development at the national …

S ince the early 1990s, the issue of fiscal transparency has attracted increasing attention
from international institutions, governments, and nongovernment actors concerned with …