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Data-driven decision making in fragile contexts : evidence from Sudan /
The need for evidence-based decision making at all levels of government is perhaps greatest in fragile settings. Data deficiencies contribute to state fragility and exacerbate constraints on the capacity to provide basic services, public security, and the rule of law. The lack of robust, good-qualit...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
World Bank Group,
[2017]
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| Colección: | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Public sector governance.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Editors and Authors; Abbreviations; Introduction: What Contribution Can Survey Data Make toward Evidence-Based Policy Making in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Contexts?; Part 1 General Theory and Principles of Survey Design and Political Economy Dynamics; Chapter 1 The Political Economy of Data Collection and Evidence-Based Policy Making in Fragile Contexts; Introduction; Literature; A Simple Model of the Political Economy of Data Collection and Availability; Robustness Tests; Limitations; Conclusion and Policy Implications.
- Notes. Bibliography; Chapter 2 Understanding and Preparing Survey Data for Quantitative Analysis; Introduction; Literature Review; Data Collection; Sampling Design; Sample Weighting; Data Cleaning; Missing Responses; Ordering of Responses; Recoding of Responses; Merging or Appending of Data; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 Working with Incomplete Data Sets; Case Study: Conflict; Case Study: Access to Finance; Suggestions for Future Data Collection; Conclusion; Bibliography; Chapter 4 Quantitative Analysis Using Household Survey Data; Case Study: Public Services.
- Advanced Quantitative Analysis-Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Part 2 Detailed Analysis of the Survey's Modules; Chapter 5 Using Survey Data from Sudan for Policy Making: The Determinants of Trust and the Perceived Effect on Gender of Decisions by the Tribal Leader; The Data Set; Background to the Analysis: Sudan; Literature; Theory: Perceived Fairness and Trust; Regression Results; Conclusions and Implications; Annex 5A: Generating Locational Variables in Stata; Notes; Bibliography.
- Chapter 6 The Vicious Circle of Poverty, Poor Public Service Provision, and State Legitimacy in Sudan Introduction; Background: Sudan; The 2013 DFID Sudan Household Survey Data; Discussion; Notes; References; Chapter 7 Geography and Correlates of Attitudes toward Female Genital Mutilation in Sudan: What Can We Learn from Successive Sudan Opinion Poll Data?; Background; Methods; Results; Discussion; Notes; References; Chapter 8 The Effect of Decentralization Policies on Inequalities of Public Service Delivery in Sudan.
- Existing Research on Governance and Service Delivery in Sudan and Proposed Methodology Governance in Sudan: A Macro Perspective on Service Delivery; Theoretical Framework: Decentralization and Service Delivery; Fiscal Decentralization and Service Delivery in Sudan: Exploring Institutional Design and Available Data; Decentralization and the Center-Periphery Hypothesis; Conclusions; Annex 8A Distribution of Responsibilities among Different Levels of Government in Sudan; Notes; References.