ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Deployment for Democratic Development (DDD) is a CIDA-funded program managed by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC). As part of its commitment to knowledge sharing, DDD produces various publications, including cases studies, leadership briefs, an electronic newsletter, articles and papers. These publications are a valuable supplement and extension to the results achieved in democratic development and governance, well beyond the completion of each of our international projects. They are available free of charge on the DDD website at www.democraticdevelopment.ca.
Case Studies
DDD produces case studies on individual projects and cross-cutting themes to better communicate the lessons learned by our DDD experts to other practitioners, decision makers and the international community and to provide a platform for debate on a broad range of democratic development issues.
These case studies are in the author's language of choice. Unless otherwise indicated, a summary is provided in the other official language.
Gusella, Mary. Strengthening Tanzania's Public Leadership Code of Ethics Act. IPAC’s Case Study Series. Toronto: IPAC, 2010, 7 pp.
This case study examines the CIDA-funded DDD project, Support to Tanzania’s Ethics Secretariat for the Updating of the Public Leadership Code of Ethics Act. Despite an extremely ambitious time line, a clause-by-clause analysis of the current legislation and specific proposals for amendments were produced and presented to the President of Tanzania. Lessons learned include research on legislative machinery in selected jurisdictions, early stakeholder consultation on the proposals under development, and, to accommodate tight time frames, the division of activities into modules undertaken simultaneously and integrated just prior to stakeholder consultation.
Evans, G., Fortier-Balogh, M., and Ivancic-Skinner, D. Gender Budgeting: Influencing Policy Choices in Niger and Ukraine. IPAC’s Case Study Series. Toronto: IPAC, 2009, 8 pp.
This case study addresses two country attempts to increase the gender-responsiveness of government policy and budgetary choices. In Ukraine, analysts in the Office of the President now assess the state budget using the DDD project-produced Budget Analysis Manual, which includes a chapter on gender impact assessment. In Niger, three pilot ministries have adapted Quebec’s model on collecting gender-differentiated data to better understand the differential impacts of ministry policies and programs on men and women. This case study reveals that evidence-based policy decisions cannot be made in a data vacuum and recommends practical tools to address these gaps.
Evans, Gordon. Strengthening Checks and Balances: Budget Analysis in Ukraine’s Office of the President. IPAC’s Case Study Series. Toronto: IPAC, 2009, 6 pp.
This case study examines the CIDA-funded project, National State Budget Analysis by Secretariat of the President, which produced the Budget Analysis Manual, including a gender-budgeting chapter, for Ukraine’s Office of the President. The project was led by the Conference Board of Canada and its local partner, the Ukrainian International Centre for Policy Studies, who produced the manual and tested it over a three-month period. This case study reveals how client ownership of the manual was cemented when President Office analysts and consultants applied the model “live” to the 2009 budget.
Rouillard, L., Martineau, P., Lapointe, J. Using a Participatory Approach to Develop Phase II of the Government Action Plan for the Improvement and Modernization of Public Finance Management (PAGAM/GFP II) [summary] / Une démarche participative d’élaboration de la seconde phase du Plan d’Action Gouvernemental pour l’Amélioration et la Modernisation de la Gestion des Finances Publiques du Mali (PAGAM/GFP II) [complete text]. IPAC’s Case Study Series. Toronto: IPAC, 2011, 9 pp [complete text].
This case study describes an initiative which used an organizational development participatory approach to support the development of Phase II of the Government Action Plan for the Improvement and Modernization of Public Finance Management (PAGAM/GFP). While the new approach required more than twice the time originally estimated and costs initially budgeted to carry out the initiative, it aimed at sustainably building the capacity of the various participants and a better appropriation of the Plan by those responsible for its implementation and other stakeholders. The Action Plan was adopted by the Mali Government in July 2010. The participatory approach used, as reported by Malian officials, greatly helped the adoption process by the Government.
Shimotakahara, Leslie. Dreaming Big, Implementing Not-So-Big: Development Coordination in Jordan’s Ministry of Labour. Toronto: IPAC, 2009, 5 pp.
Canada has played a leading role in assisting with Jordan’s long-term educational and labour market reform strategy, taking a Sector-Wide Approach (a SWAp). This case study examines what happened when the envisioned SWAp outstretched what could be realistically implemented within the funds available. Through the advice and technical assistance of DDD’s human resource management and organizational design expert Brenda Cooke, the project was salvaged and the project climate was turned around – yielding some valuable lessons about dealing with change.
Leadership Briefs
DDD produces a series of Leadership Briefs, which are succinct and user-friendly factsheets on the cross-cutting topics and themes of DDD. These knowledge sharing tools provide today’s leaders with quick background information on a broad range of democratic development concepts and issues.
Anti-corruption. IPAC’s Leadership Brief Series. Toronto: IPAC, 2010, 2 pp.
This leadership brief addresses the challenge of combating corruption in the public service. It describes what constitutes corruption, addresses its causes, and provides an overview of measures designed to prevent and counter corruption.
Ethics and Values. IPAC’s Leadership Brief Series. Toronto: IPAC, 2010, 2 pp.
This leadership brief defines ethics and values and provides an overview of the ethical dimensions of government. It describes ways for leaders to promote ethical conduct and identifies frameworks that help establish ethical and values-based regimes.
Gender Mainstreaming. IPAC Leadership Brief Series. Toronto: IPAC, 2010, 2 pp.
This leadership brief defines gender mainstreaming and gender equality and addresses their importance to public service delivery. It provides an overview of the principles of gender mainstreaming strategies, including accountability, organizational culture, political will and technical capacity.
Human Rights. IPAC Leadership Brief Series. Toronto: IPAC, 2010, 2 pp.
This leadership brief defines human rights and provides an overview of international human rights legislation. It also describes the mechanisms used for effective implementation, both domestically and internationally, to ensure human rights become a reality for all.
Public Procurement. IPAC Leadership Brief Series. Toronto: IPAC, 2010, 2 pp.
This leadership brief defines public procurement and explains why effective public procurement is so important. It provides an overview of the basic rules, the wide range of challenges that can compromise public procurement, as well as the elements that characterize successful public procurement.
Articles
IPAC’s Public Sector Management magazine regularly publishes country profiles and thematic articles on a variety of international democratic governance issues.
Alexander, Ian. “Good Media Governance: A Solid Foundation for Democratic Development,” Public Sector Management, Volume 20, Issue 3, 2009. Toronto: IPAC, pp. 26-29.
Dean, Tony. “Advising the Prime Minister of Kenya: A Report from Nairobi,” Public Sector Management Magazine, Volume 20, Issue 3, 2009. Toronto: IPAC, pp. 18-21.
Evans, Gord. “Strengthening Checks and Balances: Budget Analysis in Ukraine's Office of the President,” Public Sector Management Magazine, Volume 20, Issue 3, 2009. Toronto: IPAC, pp. 14-17.
Evans, Gord. “Accountability, the Machine and the Developing World,” Public Sector Management Magazine, Volume 19, Issue 3, 2008. Toronto: IPAC, pp. 13-16.
Fortier-Balogh, Marie. “Deployment for Democratic Development,” Public Sector Management Magazine, Volume 19, Issue 1, 2008. Toronto: IPAC, pp. 18-20.
Panossian, Razmik. “Democracy Promotion,” Public Sector Management Magazine, Volume 19, Issue 3, 2008. Toronto: IPAC, pp. 8-12.
Salazar, Carlos. “Building Democracy: Decentralization Growing Pains in Peru,” Public Sector Management Magazine, Volume 20, Issue 3, 2009. Toronto: IPAC, pp. 30-33.
Shimotakahara, Leslie. “Disseminating Lessons Learned about Democratic Development,” Public Sector Management Magazine, Volume 20, Issue 1, 2009. Toronto: IPAC, pp. 19-20.
Shimotakahara, Leslie. “Deployment for Democratic Development,” Public Sector Management Magazine, Volume 19, Issue 3, 2008. Toronto: IPAC, pp. 30-35.
Van Biljouw, Augie. “IPAC's International Workshops Explore Emerging Issues in Public Administration,” Public Sector Management Magazine, Volume 21, Issue 4, 2010. Toronto: IPAC, pp. 37-40.
Van Biljouw, Augie. “ Matching Canadian Expertise with International Development Needs,”Public Sector Management Magazine, Volume 20, Issue 3, 2009. Toronto: IPAC, pp. 9-10.
Presentations
IPAC provides a forum for its Canadian and international partners to share experiences during its Annual Conferences. These are important opportunities for face-to-face interaction to explore results and best practices in the field. The following are presentations delivered at these events by our DDD experts:
Alexander, Ian. Media Governance and Democratic Development: A Case Study from Guyana. Presentation at IPAC's Democratic Development Forum, Fredericton, August 23, 2009.
Boudreau, Bernard. How to Minimize Environmental Impact? The Rwanda Initiative. Presentation at IPAC’s Annual Conference, Ottawa, August 2010.
Chaoukri, Yasmina. Analyse différenciée entre les sexes au Niger. Présentation préparé pour Forum sur le développement démocratique de l'IAPC, Fredericton, le 23 août 2009. (only in French)
Dawson, Mary. Conflict of Interest and Ethics in Canada. Presentation by Canada’s Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner at IPAC’s Annual Conference, Ottawa, August 2010.
Gusella, Mary. Overview of Key Elements of Ethics and Conflict of Interest Regimes in Six Countries – Canada, Ghana, Malaysia, Singapore, Trinidad/Tobago and USA. Presentation at IPAC’s Annual Conference, Ottawa, August 2010.
Ihema, Justice Stephen. Ethics Management as an Important Aspect of Democratic Development and Public Administration: A Case Study of Tanzania. Presentation by Tanzania’s Ethics Commissioner at IPAC’s Annual Conference, Ottawa, August 2010.
Martineau, Pierre. A Few Observations on RBM Initiative Implementation in Public Administration. Presentation at IPAC's Democratic Development Forum, Fredericton, August 23, 2009.
Panossian, Razmik. The Challenges for Democratic Development. Presentation at IPAC's Democratic Development Forum, Fredericton, August 23, 2009.
Salazar, Carlos. Decentralization in Peru - Growing Pains. Presentation at IPAC's Democratic Development Forum, Fredericton, August 23, 2009.
Schwartz, Frank. Stimulating Sustainable Economic Growth: Can we help by supporting Strategic and Business Planning? Presentation at IPAC’s Annual Conference, Ottawa, August 2010.
Veilleux, Lise. Community Finance = Money Serving People. Presentation at IPAC’s Annual Conference, Ottawa, August 2010.
Papers
Dodek, A., Brunet, T., Hindi, F., Johnston, M. and Murtha, S. Series of research papers examining ethics and conflict of interest regimes, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, 2010.
As part of the CIDA-funded DDD initiative, Strengthening Conflicts of Interest and Ethics Legislation in Tanzania, the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, produced a series of research papers examining the institutional machinery for ethics and conflicts of interest regimes in Canada, the United States, Trinidad & Tobago, Ghana, Singapore and Malaysia.
• A Comparative Analysis of the Conflicts of Interest and Ethics Regimes in Canada, the US, Malaysia, Ghana, Singapore and Trinidad and Tobago. This comparative study draws out the distinctions and successes of the ethics and conflicts of interest regimes in Canada, the United States, Malaysia, Ghana, Singapore and Trinidad & Tobago.
• Conflicts of Interest and Ethics in Canadian Government. This paper examines the institutional machinery for ethics and conflicts of interest regimes in Canada.
• Conflicts of Interest and Ethics in American Government. This research paper examines the institutional machinery for ethics and conflicts of interest regimes in the United States.
• Conflicts of Interest and Ethics in Malaysian Government. This research paper examines the institutional machinery for ethics and conflicts of interest regimes in Malaysia.
• Conflicts of Interest and Ethics in Ghanaian Government. This research paper examines the institutional machinery for ethics and conflicts of interest regimes in Ghana.
• Conflicts of Interest and Ethics in Singapore's Government. This research paper examines the institutional machinery for ethics and conflicts of interest regimes in Singapore.
• Conflicts of Interest and Ethics in Trinidad and Tobago's Government. This research paper examines the institutional machinery for ethics and conflicts of interest regimes in Trinidad and Tobago.
• Conflicts of Interest and Ethics in the UN and OECD. This paper summarizes UN/OECD documents on best institutional practices in the area of ethics and conflicts of interest machinery.
• Separation of Public and Private Interests in Conflicts of Interest and Ethics in Government. This paper analyzes the issues that arise when attempting to separate the public and private interests of public officials.
Dandurand, Y., Skinnider, E., Chin, V., MacPhail, A., Paruk M. and Waterhouse, T. Series of research papers on criminal justice administration, International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy, Vancouver: ICCLR, 2010.
As part of the CIDA-funded DDD project, Strengthening Ethiopia's Criminal Justice System, the following research papers were produced for Ethiopia’s Ministry of Justice on the implementation of the new Criminal Justice Administration Policy of Ethiopia:
• Elements of an Implementation Plan: Criminal Justice Administration Policy – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
• Preliminary Analysis of the Legislation Requirements of the Criminal Justice Administration Policy
• Implications of the Criminal Justice Administration Policy for Young Offenders and for Children Victims or Witnesses of Crime
• Considering the Impact of the Criminal Justice Administration Policy on Vulnerable Populations
• Gender Sensitive Implementation of the Criminal Justice Administration Policy
• Organization of the Ministry of Justice & Implications of the New Criminal Justice Administration Policy
Solon Helal, I. and LeCourtois, S. What is Gender Mainstreaming? Toronto: IPAC, September 2009.
This paper defines one of the cross-cutting objectives of DDD and addresses several DDD projects that incorporate a gender mainstreaming approach, including the project to reform the Ethiopian criminal justice system and the project on gender budgeting analysis in Ukraine.
DDD E-Newsletter
DDD publishes a quarterly electronic newsletter to provide timely information about DDD activities to colleagues, developing country partners, and the general public.
• DDD E-newsletter, January 2011, Volume 2, Number 3
• DDD E-Newsletter, August 2010, Volume 2, Number 2
• DDD E-Newsletter, June 2010, Volume 2, Number 1
• DDD E-Newsletter, February 2010, Volume 1, Number 4
• DDD E-Newsletter, January 2010, Volume 1, Number 3
• DDD E-newsletter, September 2009, Volume 1, Number 2
• DDD E-Newsletter, May 2009, Volume 1, Number 1