Democratic governance in XXX.
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I. Executive summary
The key challenges facing democratic governance in the selected region
The plan for your report
KEY RECOMMENDATIONS
Table of Contents
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
THE KEY CHALLENGES FACING DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN THE SELECTED REGION 1
THE PLAN FOR YOUR REPORT 1
II. SELECTED INDICATORS 3
III. THE KEY CHALLENGES FACING THE REGION 4
IV: TRENDS OVER TIME 5
V: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 6
VI:TECHNICAL APPENDIX 7
ENDNOTES 9
II. SELECTED indicators
Provide a brief summary of the selection of countries, selection of indicators used for measuring the quality of democratic governance, and the sources of information in the report. Give the reasons for the choice and mention any caveats and qualifications.
III. The key challenges facing the region
Outline the key challenges for democratic governance facing countries in your selected region. Give reasons why these are the most important issues and support your argument with good evidence.
Use short tables, professional graphs and other illustrations to make your case. Put any longer tables and graphs in the technical appendix.
Can you highlight any cases which strike you as both exceptionally positive and negative on the indicators, according to your analysis? Can you suggest what lessons can be learnt from these patterns?
Consult standard reference works and the reading list for more background information.
IV: Trends over time
Describe any significant trends in the quality of democratic governance in your region, compared with a suitable global benchmark. Supported this argument with simple tables or graphs. Emphasize the issues/ priorities arising for democratic governance.
Can you highlight a few successful cases in the region? Or dramatic cases which are major challenges?
V: Conclusion and recommendations
Highlight main findings and provide an expansion of the key recommendations made on page 1
VI: TECHNICAL appendix
Provide a reference list of the countries included in your selected region, along with a few key variables. Also include here any longer reference tables, boxed descriptive case studies, larger graphs/figures/maps, definition of indicators and sources, and any multivariate analysis tables, if used. Try to maintain a one page format at maximum for all tables and figures. Please do NOT paste in any Stata output directly without professional cleaning and formatting. No page limit for this section. Please number all tables and figures consecutively, with call out references (see Table X) in the text. All tables and figures should have a clear brief title, and a note below explaining the contents and the data source. Select a formatting style and maintain this throughout.
E.g. Table 1: Countries included in the region and key indicators
Nation name / Freedom House standardized scale 100 pts 2000 / GDP per capita PPP 2006 (World Bank 2007) / Population 2006 (World Bank 2007) / Human development index 2005 (UNDP 2007)Afghanistan / 14
Bahrain / 21 / 739,620 / 0.866
Egypt / 36 / $ 1,696 / 75,396,909 / 0.708
Iran / 29 / $ 2,029 / 69,152,539 / 0.759
Iraq / 14
Israel / 86 / 7,038,596 / 0.932
Jordan / 57 / $ 2,193 / 5,586,000 / 0.773
Kuwait / 50 / 2,599,444 / 0.891
Lebanon / 36 / $ 5,055 / 4,055,000 / 0.772
Libya Arab Jamahiriy / 14 / $ 7,154 / 5,965,212 / 0.818
Morocco / 50 / $ 1,439 / 30,496,553 / 0.646
Oman / 36 / 2,623,446 / 0.814
Qatar / 29 / 827,533 / 0.875
Saudi Arabia / 14 / 23,680,636 / 0.812
Syrian Arab Republic / 14 / $ 1,271 / 19,496,430 / 0.724
Tunisia / 36 / $ 2,512 / 10,132,252 / 0.766
Turkey / 50 / $ 3,582 / 72,935,323 / 0.775
United Arab Emirates / 36 / 4,636,495 / 0.868
Yemen / 36 / $ 549 / 21,634,130 / 0.508
Total / 35 / $ 2,748 / 20,999,772 / 0.783
Note: The Freedom House scale of political rights and civil liberties in 2000, standardized to 100 points where high=positive. Sources: Freedom House. 2001. Freedom Around the World www.freedomhouse.org; World Bank 2007. Development Indicators Washington DC: World Bank; UNDP. 2007. Human Development Report. New York: UNDP.
E.g. Table 2 Indicators of good governance, by world region, 2006
Industrialized / 1.35 / 0.88 / 1.39 / 1.46 / 1.62 / 30
C & E Europe / -0.10 / -0.11 / -0.01 / -0.33 / -0.31 / 26
Latin America & Caribbean / 0.26 / -0.01 / 0.04 / -0.20 / -0.04 / 33
East Asia / -0.76 / 0.15 / -0.58 / -0.32 / -0.61 / 4
SE Asia & Pacific / -0.07 / 0.40 / -0.27 / 0.09 / -0.30 / 23
South Asia / -0.69 / -0.88 / -0.28 / -0.19 / -0.44 / 7
Africa / -0.59 / -0.51 / -0.75 / -0.74 / -0.65 / 49
Arab states / -0.97 / -0.61 / -0.26 / -0.16 / -0.11 / 18
World / -0.05 / -0.05 / -0.06 / -0.06 / -0.05 / 190
Note: The indicators range from -2.0 (negative ratings) to +2.0 (positive ratings).
Source: Kaufmann-Kray World Bank Institute Indicators of Good Governance, 2006.www.worldbank.org
Endnotes
Comprehensive list of literature and references used in the report, with publication details, indented format, in alphabetical order by surname. Give enough details so that your reader can easily find the materials. Assume at least 10-20 published sources to the research literature, not simply referring to the data sources and online websites E.g.
Published sources:
Collier, Paul. 2007. The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are failing and what can be done about it? Oxford: Oxford University Press. Ch 5.
Lindberg, Saffan. 2007. Democracy and Elections in Africa. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Reilly, Ben, and Andrew Reynolds. 1998. Electoral Systems and Conflict in Divided Societies. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
UNDP. 2007. Human Development Report. New York: United Nations Development Programme.
Data sources:
International IDEA. Voting Turnout since 1945. www.IDEA.int
Kaufmann, Daniel and Art Kray. World Bank Institute. Good Governance. www.worldbank.org
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