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Dismantling the Dogmas of Austerity and Fiscal Injustice in Latin America
"Crucially, the briefing argues that clawing back the fiscal resources lost to corruption, tax evasion and avoidance, and illicit financial flows would contribute significantly to closing the gap in financing required to address complex problems such as poverty, climate change and compliance with the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)."
Center for Economic and Social Reports 2019 Annual Report
The report highlights ways various ways our worked tackled inequality: exposing its fiscal roots, sharing skills to analyze it, strengthening collaborations to challenge it, and fostering commitments to reduce it. In particular, it describes our in-depth research showing how unjust fiscal policies fuel inequality and deprive people of their basic rights—in Ecuador, Egypt, Peru and South Africa.
Evidence Based Policy Research Project 2019
“This research project was commissioned ‘to coax more evidence-based policy decisions by all tiers of Government by reviewing and rating 20 high profile government decisions against the Wiltshire business case criteria’” (Lesh, 2019).
Freedom of Information in Local Government
"Freedom of information is a significant legal instrument in the UK… While central government Freedom of Information (FOI) statistics are well covered… there is no equivalent picture for local government. The goal of this research was to construct a more detailed picture of FOI at the local level…" (Parsons and Rumbul, 2019).
The State of Digital Public Engagement
As part of the joint mySociety and Democratic Society project Public Square - this literature review p"rovides an overview of current academic research into the themes relevant to the goal of developing a meaningful, participative and collaborative digital environment, and "draws out salient points to inform the development of tools and approaches to be created as part of the project" (Rumbul 2019).
Citizens' Assembly Websites: Practical Guidance
This guide discusses "broad design and editorial principles, as well as information that should be included. While we include what we consider good practice from previous assembly websites, this is very much a first attempt at consolidating good practice rather than a definitive document" (Crow, Nixon, and Parsons, 2019).
Africa's youth: jobs or migration? Demography, economic prospects and mobility
This 2019 report explores the demography, economic prospects, and mobility of Africa's youth, focusing on jobs and migration.
Kettering Review Winter 2019
"Public goods are often seen as the domain of institutions and experts. This issue of the Review considers matters a little differently. How might formal public institutions work with informal publics? How can organizations and institutions align themselves with the work of a democratic citizenry to foster a better functioning democracy?" (McAfee et. al., 2019).
Connections 2019: Exploring the Relationship between the Public and the Government
"The Kettering Foundation’s 2019 review of research focuses on the relationship of the public to governments at every level. The relationship between the public and government has been a troubled one for many years as citizens have lost confidence in institutions and institutional actors have questioned the public’s ability to productively address the difficult problems we face" (Matthews et. al., 2019).
The Citizens’ Charter: Contributions to Poverty Reduction
"This brief discusses various aspects of the Citizens’ Charter approach to poverty reduction. These include incorporating a deeper understanding of poverty dynamics into the program’s architecture, engaging provincial and district level authorities and programs, promoting the strategic use of poverty data to inform policymakers, and testing and then scaling up pro-poor initiatives" (Institute for State Effectiveness, 2019).
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