Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
The Political Returns of Democratic Governance
Georges A. Fauriol, National Endowment for Democracy, United States
The Declining State of Democratic Institutions
and the Implications for Governance
Joel D. Hirst, George W. Bush Institute, United States
Collaboration Between Think-Tanks
and Government in the Development of Public Policies
Bettina Horst, Libertad y Desarrollo, Chile
Participation as an Essential Element of an
Active Civil Society
Pedro Afonso del Pino
Centro Internacional de Formacion Arístides Calvani, Venezuela
The Role of Media in Improving Democratic Governance
Luis H. Nájera, Independent Journalist, Mexico
Conclusion
The Role of Government in Institutionalizing
Democratic Governance
Daniel W. Fisk, International Republican Institute, United States
Appendix
The Index of Open Government - A Tool for
Strengthening Oversight and Territorial Democratic Governance
Carlos Augusto Mesa Díaz and Juan Pablo Remolina Pulido
Procuraduría General de la Nación, Colombia
Author Biographies
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