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Media and Governance: A Guide
Bern; Zürich; Lausanne: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) (2004), 22 pp.
"SDC regards this brochure as a document for discussion and orientation on the place of the media in international development cooperation. It is seeking to establish a framework in order to stimulate activities within this domain … The existence of a pluralist and autonomous press (written, audio
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Global Political Communication: Good Governance, Human Development, and Mass Communication
In: Comparing Political Communication: Theories, Cases, and Challenges
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2004), pp. 115-150
"Since the start of the “third wave” of democratization, in 1974, the proportion of states that are electoral democracies has more than doubled, and the number of democratic governments in the world has tripled (Diamond 2001). Countries as diverse as the Czech Republic, Mexico, and South Africa
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FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) and Civil Society
Lagos: International Press Centre (IPC) (2003), 140 pp.
Access to Information: UNDP's Engagement and a Guide to Key Actors
Deep Insights
New York: UNDP, Bureau for Development Policy, Democratic Governance Group (2003), 96 pp.
"The first section provides summary information on 69 UNDP supported projects and initiatives as of 2002/03. These initiatives were identified primarily by desk research from three main sources: (i) direct feedback from the Sub-Regional Resource Facilities (SURFs)2), the COs and Regional Bureaux, (i
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Hearing the Voices of the Poor: Encouraging Good Governance and Poverty Reduction Through Media Sector Support
Washington, DC: World Learning for International Development (2003), 7 pp.
"This paper argues that heightened media involvement in the PRSP (Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers) process could help build a stronger independent media sector while preparing citizens to take an active role in dialogues that will have a huge impact on their lives. Media involvement would help fra
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Politische Kommunikation im internationalen Vergleich: Grundlagen, Anwendungen, Perspektiven
Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher Verlag (2003), 510 pp.
Evolución y retos de la televisión
Quito: CIESPAL (2003), 328 pp.
"En los últimos años, la televisión ha dado mayor importancia a los intereses del espectador y los ha convertido en el eje de su programación. En este contexto, “Evolución y retos de televisión” recoge los puntos de vista de varios autores sobre el proceso evolutivo que ha experimentado es
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Comparing Political Communication: Theories, Cases, and Challenges
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2003), 418 pp.
Information and Communication Technologies and Broad-Based Development: A Partial Review of the Evidence
Washington, DC: World Bank (2003), 53 pp.
"Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly seen as integral to the development process. This paper reviews some of the evidence for the link between telecommunications and the Internet and economic growth, the likely impact of the new ICTs on income inequality and anecdotal
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Medias et gouvernance
Bern; Zürich; Lausanne: Direction du développment et de la coopération (DDC), Département fédéral des affairs étrangères (DFAE) (2003), 22 pp.
Ciudadan@s "de a de veras": Una propuesta de vigilancia de la gestión pública, desde un enfoque comunicacional
Lima: Calandria, 2nd ed. (2003), 164 pp.
"Las páginas que siguen tienen, además de un rico arsenal teórico, un evidente carácter testimonial. Refleja los esfuerzos cumplidos por los Comités de Vigilancia Ciudadana respecto de los congresistas electos por los departamentos de Arequipa, Cuzco, Huancavelica, Loreto y Ayacucho. La elecci
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The Right to Tell: The Role of Mass Media in Economic Development
Deep Insights
Washington, DC: World Bank (2002), ix, 322 pp.
"Clearly as important providers of information, the media are more likely to promote better economic performance when they are more likely to satisfy three conditions: the media are independent, provide good-quality information, and have a broad reach. That is, when they reduce the natural asymmetry
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Giving Voice to the Voiceless: Good Governance, Human Development and Mass Communications
Deep Insights
Cambridge, Mass.; London: UNDP Human Development Report Office (2002), 43 pp.
"The growth in electoral democracies presents many potential opportunities for human development. Yet in practice transitional and consolidating democracies often remain fragile and incomplete, lacking strong institutions essential for effective voice and accountability, including freedom of express
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"We begin with an outline of areas of law that must be considered. Over time, across societies, it is possible to suggest specific areas of legal development that are essential for media law reform. In the first part of this study, we examine a substantial list of such areas, from defamation rules t
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The Media, Accountability and Civic Engagement in Africa
UNDP (2002), 57 pp.
Civil Society, the Media and Internet as Tools for Creating Accountability to Poor and Disadvanteged Groups
UNDP, Human Development Report Office (2001), 47 pp.
"This report analyzes the ways in which civil society and the media contribute to establish more accountable governments in the region. The report is organized around two main sections: section I provides a general overview of the trends and changes that affected the development of Latin American so
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