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Governance for Development

Cyprian Fisiy's blog

How does a citizen express her “voice” in the face of State neglect?

What does the demand for good governance mean to an ordinary citizen living in a remote village in the developing world? For a woman in Bangladesh, social accountability means she can state “when I open the tap every morning, water should flow from it.”  Could a villager in Cameroon in similar circumstances demand such a service of the state?