Resultados de búsqueda - "democracy"

Stuck in the middle? Structural change and productivity growth in Botswana por McCaig, Brian, McMillan, Margaret S., Verduzco-Gallo, Íñigo, Jefferis, Keith

“…Botswana has also maintained democracy throughout its recent history, and this combination of economic and political success has earned it the reputation of an “African success story” (Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson 2002). …”
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Structural adjustment and intersectoral shifts in Tanzania: a computable general equilibrium analysis por Wobst, Peter

“…Formerly a one-party state with a planned economy, the country is now multiparty democracy with a market-oriented economy and has undergone a series of economic reforms, including currency evaluation, tariff reduction, domestic tax reforms, and increased investments in infrastructure. …”
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Water resources data and information exchange in transboundary water treaties por Gerlak, A.K., Lautze, Jonathan F., Giordano, Mark

“…Further, the results reveal key linkages between democracy and data and information exchange and provide a basis to test analogous linkages related to data sharing and other variables in transboundary water settings.…”
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Reducing REDD risks: affirmative policy on an uneven playing field por Ribot, J.C., Larson, A.M.

“…In spite of reforms since the end of the colonial period and more-recent discourses of participation and democracy, the forestry policy environment rarely supports the needs or aspirations of rural communities. …”
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Food sovereignty in sub-Saharan Africa: reality, relevance, and practicality por Mudombi-Rusinamhodzi, G., Rusinamhodzi, Leonard

“…The recent discourse on food sovereignty places much emphasis on democracy in determining localized food systems, and whether the food is culturally appropriate while leaning heavily on sustainable agricultural practices such as organic agriculture, ecological intensification, agroecology, nature-based solutions, and regenerative agriculture. …”
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Chinese artificial intelligence in Africa: Digital colonisation or liberalisation? por Tinarwo, Joseph, Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…While AI technology is lauded for increasing economic growth and solving some of the intricate global development challenges, such as climate change as well as disease and natural disaster forecasting, it has become a threat to citizen freedom and democracy and there are concerns of data privacy and security. …”
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Chinese investment in Africa: How much do we know? por Bräutigam, Deborah, Diao, Xinshen, McMillan, Margaret S., Silver, Jed

“…Many reports describe China’s engagement with Africa as “neo-imperialism” and “authoritarian capitalism”, exploiting natural resources and local labour while undermining democracy. A growing demand for natural resources in China is also credited with boosting growth across the continent, especially in Africa’s resource-rich countries. …”
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Att låta medborgaren komma in por Johnsen, Sabina

“…Key words: Citizen participation, user participation, democracy, par-ticipation democracy, urban planning, involvement, communal plan-ning, decision making, power, Sweden / Samhällsplaneringen i Sverige är en viktig grund till den välfärd som vi har skapat oss. …”
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Planerarens roll, makt och ansvar i en medborgardialog por Lindström, Viktoria Linnea

Finspångsåarnas vattenråd por Gustafsson, Lydia

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Selective border permeability: governing complex environmental issues through and beyond COVID-19 por Miller, M. A., Astuti, R., Hirsch, P., Marschke, Melissa J., Rigg, J., Saksena-Taylor, P., Suhardiman, Diana, Tan, Z. D., Taylor, D. M., Varkkey, H.

“…At the same time, border restrictions under the exigencies of controlling the pandemic have led to a rolling back and scaling down of transboundary environmental agreements, regulations and programs, with important implications for environmental democracy, socio-ecological justice and sustainability. …”
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Applying Citizens' Juries to the Global South: Facilitation guidelines using the case study of agricultural food system transformation in Colombia por Nilgen, Marco, Untermayer, Lena, Vollan, Björn

“…Citizen's juries (CJs) are a form of deliberative democracy that can help promote public participation in decision-making processes. …”
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To talk or to communicate? : a study on the prerequisites for communication in public consultation meetings por Sandström, Tove

“…However both participants and process leaders would like to see more influence given to the participants and in this study I suggest that by doing so, several communication problems could be avoided at the same time as it would deepen democracy and give greater legitimacy to decisions that is being taken in relation to the meetings. …”

Introduction: Political economy of food system transformation por Resnick, Danielle, Swinnen, Johan

“…From massive food protests in Tunisia that threatened the country’s fragile democracy to the siege of Ecuadorean cities by indigenous groups demanding more affordable food, global unrest reminded the world of the centrality of political economy to food systems at the international, national, and local levels.…”
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Earthquake lessons from China: Coping and rebuilding strategies por Chen, Kevin Z., Zhang, Qiang, Hsu, Claire

“…The authors believe that increased nonpublic sector involvement can not only improve the level of response to natural disasters but also foster a robust civil society and grassroots democracy in China.…”
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The political economy of Zambia’s recovery: Structural change without transformation? por Resnick, Danielle, Thurlow, James

“…In addition, the veteran politician Michael Sata, who led the opposition Patriotic Front (PF) until he was elected president in 2011, repeatedly argued that the country had experienced rising unemployment and inequality under the tenure of Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD). Over the course of three elections between 2006 and 2011, Sata targeted his campaigns in Zambia’s major cities, where rapid urbanization contributed to large numbers of voters. …”
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Emboldening equitable climate adaptation: A handbook for field research leaders por Petesch, Patti, Fisher, Eleanor, Hellin, Jon, Echavez, Chona

“…By contrast, the effective democracy-building needed to nurture equitable adaptation typically involves slower, more complex processes of building alliances and advancing shared goals.5 The fifth strategy explores the ever-changing risks and opportunities implied by this, stressing the importance of time and space for subordinate groups to negotiate and advance their interests and needs effectively.…”
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Finns det något annat än Stockholm? : bilden av landsbygden i dagstidningar por Wickström, Hanna

Invisible Bricks: urban places for social wellbeing por Arnett, Hannah

“…This research suggests the right to feeling safe and the quality of the urban environment, including safe green spaces, becomes an issue for the operation of democracy and facilitating self and collective efficacy, by recognising the invisible bricks that form urban places for social wellbeing.…”
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Understanding new expectations for democratic environmental governance por Belly-le Guilloux, Léna

“…This research introduces a new approach to the study of the dynamics of democracy. By applying a power- and subjectivity-sensitive policy analysis framework to an activist movement, I argue that much can be learned about the grounds and sense-making of this movement, which holds a great potential in facilitating dialogue between the civil society and political governance institutions, and democratising governance. …”
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