Transnational organised crime (TOC) refers to a fluid and diversified industry that engages in illicit activities ranging from drug and human trafficking to drug smuggling, piracy and money laundering. Although it may affect strong states, conflict-affected and fragile states are especially vulnerable to the dynamics of TOC and may provide more favourable conditions for its ...» more
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This e-library contains more than 4500 external publications on governance, social development, conflict and humanitarian issues. It includes academic and grey literature selected for its basis in good quality research and coverage of a range of perspectives. Policy-oriented summaries of each document are provided, plus links to the full text.
From Spoilers to Statebuilders: Constructive Approaches to Engagement with Non-State Armed Groups in Fragile States
The global policy discourse and the war on terror tend to ignore the wide variety of roles and agendas of non-state armed groups (NSAGs). NSAGs are viewed primarily as threats to security, as negative for peace, and as important spoilers that can undermine successful peace building. They tend to be grouped with other forms of transnational threats such as international ...» more
Think Global, Act Global: Confronting Global Factors that Influence Conflict and Fragility
This paper reflects a study sponsored by the OECD DAC’s International Network on Conflict and Fragility (INCAF) on global factors influencing the risk of conflict and fragility. On the basis of expert interviews, a brief literature review and the experience of members of INCAF, it identifies eight ‘global factors’, licit and/or illicit processes operating at the international, ...» more
Improving Transparency and Accountability in the Budget Process: An Assessment of Recent Initiatives
Budget transparency has in recent decades come to be seen as a pillar of good governance by international organisations and civil society groups. This article reviews budget-related transparency and accountability initiatives (TAIs) to analyse their impact. Cross-national academic studies find that budget transparency is correlated with better credit ratings, better fiscal ...» more
The Impact and Effectiveness of Accountability and Transparency Initiatives: Freedom of Information
This article discusses some of the main conceptual parameters of freedom of information (FOI) theory, before reviewing the available evidence from a range of studies. There is confusion about what kind of right FOI is (civil, political, social), and what consequences can be expected from an FOI regime, particularly effects on governance, corruption, and the investment climate. ...» more