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PLANNING A GOVERNANCE ASSESSMENT: A GUIDE TO APPROACHES, COSTS AND BENEFITS Copyright © 2009 by UNDP. All rights reserved. For information regarding the appropriate use of this document, please contact UNDP Oslo Governance Centre. Cover design and lay-out by Keen Media Co., Ltd. United Nations Development Programme Oslo Governance Centre Democratic Governance Group Bureau for Development Policy Borggata 2B 0650 Oslo Norway FIRST EDITION First published March 2009
Contents Acronyms AcknowledGments v Vi Introduction 1 Growing demand for country-led governance assessments 1 What this guide aims to do for you 1 Section 1: Participation 3 Growing demand for more inclusive participation in assessments 3 Who participates? 4 Who should participate? 4 Conclusions, costs and benefits of expanding participation 5 Section 2: Governance Researchers 6 Conclusions, costs and benefits concerning who conducts governance assessments 7 Section 3: Funding and Technical Assistance 8 Technical assistance 8 Funding the assessment 8 Funding through the United Nations 9 Conclusions on funding and technical assistance 10 Section 4: Types of Assessments 11 Initial questions 11 An integrated process 12 Timing and scope 12 Micro, macro or both levels? 13 An index or a scale? 13 Types of assessments 13 Costs and benefits concerning different types of assessments 15 Section 5: Types of Data and Data Collection Methods 16 Qualitative and quantitative data 16 Types of interviewing 17 Modes of survey data collection 17 Costs and benefits of different types and sources of data 18 Section 6: Governance Definitions and Frameworks 19 Narrow and broad definitions of governance 19 Governance frameworks 20 1. UNDP/IDEA: Framework of Democratic Governance 20 2. The World Governance Assessment 21 3. Transparency International’s National Integrity System (NIS) 21 4. The Urban Governance Index (UGI) by UN Habitat 22 Conclusions, costs and benefits of how you define governance 22
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