Seeing democracy as a city
Urbanisation is changing landscapes, social relations and everyday lives across the globe. But urbanisation is also changing the ways democracy is understood and practiced. Nevertheless, the relation between urbanisation and … Continue reading
Decentralised Governance: Crafting Effective Democracies Around the World
This volume brings together a new generation of political economy studies that explore what factors can contribute to creating better local government, and to what effect, blending theoretical insights with … Continue reading
De-Democratisation and Rising Inequality
This paper is concerned with the question of why economic inequality has increased so dramatically in recent decades, and in particular, with the seemingly paradoxical situation that this upswing in … Continue reading
Participatory Budgeting: Next Generation Democracy
[White paper] – In a time of rising civic disengagement, many city leaders are using an innovative tool to reconnect with the people they serve: Participatory budgeting, known as “PB.” PB … Continue reading
Democracy Does Cause Growth
We provide evidence that democracy has a significant and robust positive effect on GDP. Our empirical strategy relies on a dichotomous measure of democracy coded from several sources to reduce … Continue reading
Governance Data: Who Uses It and Why
Numerous organizations, including members of the Governance Data Alliance, collect and analyze data on the different dimensions of governance to help shape policy reforms and ultimately improve economic, human, and … Continue reading
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