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Bulgaria: Tax Reform

25 October 2016
As Bulgaria’s tax system deters foreign investors and citizen-taxpayers alike, the need for change is enormous. The Bulgarian government decided to unify and modernize its tax collection facilities by combining the revenue-collection function and the General Tax Directorate into a new, single tax…

Orissa, India: Public Enterprise Reform

25 October 2016
Financial and public enterprise challenges in Orissa, one of India’s poorer states, posed great concern at the start of the new millennium. A chaotic political machine is inherited by the newly-installed state official. Yet the new chief minister, together with some civil servants, championed…

Wenling City, China: Infrastructure Reform

25 October 2016
Like many other municipalities in the People’s Republic of China, heart to heart discussion meetings as a form of local consultation in Wenling City’s Zeguo township are, oftentimes, exclusively dominated. Local officials consider deliberative polling as a transparent, balanced, and representative…

Perception Mapping

25 October 2016
Explore the concept of perception mapping. Using water reform as a case example, three different perspectives on reform are comparatively discussed: government policymakers and reform champions, Citizen Action Forum and other civil society organization allies, and middle managers.

Handout - Mobilizing Multi-Stakeholder Action for Reform

23 October 2016
Learn about the frameworks, models, and tools featured in this course. Described as practical, flexible, and powerful, these approaches can be used in any sector and in conjunction with other effective diagnostic and problem-solving tools that can enhance understanding of stakeholder interests, and…

Performance Support Tools - Mobilizing Multi-Stakeholder Action for Reform

23 October 2016
There are many barriers to implementing reforms in governance. This compilation of performance support tools may help stakeholders address these obstacles. It includes the three Ws Framework (Political Will, Organizational Will, and Public Will), the Five Communication Management Decisions, the…

Using Entertainment Education for Projects

12 October 2016
Edutainment or the use of entertainment genres to communicate development messages can help change behavior and shift mindsets about development issues. This report shares examples of what makes edutainment work, and imparts lessons on using edutainment approaches.

Leveraging Information and Communication Technology for Development

1 October 2016
“ICT for Development” leverages information and communication technology to propel economic and social progress in developing countries. ICT has already transformed the financial services, media, retail, and telecommunications sectors. Through the globalization it simultaneously feeds on and…

Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan: Quezon City

30 September 2016
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) implemented a regional technical assistance, TA 8566: Mainstreaming Integrated Solid Waste Management in Asia, to conduct an assessment of solid waste management practices in five case study cities in Asia and to provide recommendations and best practices that can…

Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan: Sorsogon City

30 September 2016
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) implemented a regional technical assistance, TA 8566: Mainstreaming Integrated Solid Waste Management in Asia, to conduct an assessment of solid waste management practices in five case study cities in Asia and to provide recommendations and best practices that can…