Theb report "30 Years of Democracy: Riding the Wave? Women’s Political Participation in Latin America" examines the progress made in women’s participation at all levels of public and party decision making, in the three decades since the start of the third wave of democratization in Latin America, drawing on data from 18 countries in the ...

Abstract: Scholars, policymakers, aid donors, and aid recipients acknowledge the importance of good governance for development. This understanding has spurred an intense interest in more refined, nuanced, and policy-relevant indicators of governance. In this final paper (January 2008) authors review progress to date in the area of measuring governance, using a simple framework of analysis focusing on two key questions: (i) what do we measure? and, (ii) whose views do we rely ...

The purpose of this portal is to support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in avoiding and fighting corruption and creating a better business environment. Working actively against corruption will furthermore enable companies to adhere to the UN Global Compact Principle 10 on corruption.

As small and medium sized companies typically possess ...

What role can civil society play in tackling corruption in public procurement, where governments and state-owned firms buy goods and services from the private sector? According to a recent report from the Organisation for Economic Development and Co-operation (OECD), civil society is a key actor for shedding light on the procurement process and monitoring its integrity.

Civil society, as a third, independent party in the public procurement process ...

The high-level OECD E-Leaders Conference, hosted by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, will bring together the most senior government officials responsible for e-government in each OECD country to discuss The Future of E-Government – Agenda 2020.

The Conference will take place 6-7 March 2008 in The Hague, ...

EthicsWorld.org is a website that provides a gateway to information on the critical issues of institutional governance, business ethics, andanti-corruption, by bringing together a vast, easy-to-read database of online news, analytical reports and surveys.

The site is divided into four main topical areas:
* Ethics and employees, which ...