Foreword....................................................................... 5 Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma Introduction................................................................... 8 Improving public administration for more effective, efficient and equitable public governance Tim Newman Democracy: Rule of law, representation and participation Separation of powers in Kenya’s devolved administrative system: Opportunities and challenges..... 14 Margaret Kobia and Obuya Bagaka Accountability, separation of powers and the Latimer House Principles: Ten years on .......................... 19 Karen Brewer Kenya’s 2013 election: Lessons for democracy promotion ..................................................................... 22 Gabrielle Lynch, Nic Cheeseman and Justin Willis Equitable governance and women’s leadership in the Commonwealth ...................................................... 26 ’Kemi Ogunsanya Women’s political leadership – a view from the Caribbean ............................................................... 30 Alix Boyd Knights Women’s political leadership in East Africa with specific reference to Uganda ......................................... 32 Rebecca Kadaga Gaining momentum through women’s political leadership...................................................................... 37 Baroness Frances D’Souza Good governance in the Commonwealth: Many cultures, one agenda........................................ 41 Tim Unwin Effective and accountable service delivery Standards matter: Ethical standards in public life, best practices and current threats.................................. 46 The Committee on Standards in Public Life (UK) Democratic accountability and service delivery .............. 54 Andrés Mejía Acosta with Anuradha Joshi and Graeme Ramshaw Commonwealth Africa Anti-Corruption Centre, its responsibilities and prospects .................................... 60 Roger Koranteng Strategic leadership of public sector reform................... 64 John Wilkins Measuring transparency and accountability work: The fix-rate.................................................................... 67 Fredrik Galtung Taxation: Functions and principles ................................. 71 Purna Sen Developing a culture of anti-corruption in small states: A view from Europe................................... 74 Laurynas Pakstaitis Open contracting: Accountability through enhanced disclosure and participation........................... 77 Lindsey Marchessault The UN Public Service Awards: Commonwealth winners from 2013 ............................. 82 Division for Public Administration and Development Management, UNDESA Bringing citizens closer to government: Is there a role for m-governance in Pakistan?................ 87 Omer Awan Commonwealth Governance Handbook 2013/14 3 Contents
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