Sentences with phrase «of weak governance»

Nber Working Paper Series the Fiscal Cost of Weak Governance: Evidence from Teacher Absence in India

And finally, to deal with the issue of weak governance and accountability — according to the paper, the single biggest impediment to a holistic approach to health governance in the country is the lack of convergence between ministries related to health, water, sanitation, and national vertical targeted programmes.

«In fact,» Russell notes, «both the Inquisition and the Parlement or supreme court of France, where you have some strong central authority, were very effective in restraining the convictions for witchcraft — most of which come out of isolated areas of weak governance.

Not exact matches

Combine that with weak commodity prices, flat global trade and the governance risk associated with companies in many of these countries, and safety - minded investors are perhaps best served by limiting their exposure to the grouping at this time.

O'Sullivan noted the acquisition in December 2015 coincided with the finalizing of a record fine by Japanese regulators for accounting irregularities at Toshiba, indicating that corporate governance controls were extremely weak.

A flawed democracy is a country with free elections but weighed down by weak governance, an underdeveloped political culture and low levels of political participation, according to the EIU.

With its warnings of depleted bank reserves, weak governance, and political uncertainty, the IMF's account reads more like the analysis of a war - ravaged economic basket - case than the prospects for a developed economy in one of the richest economic zones in the world.

Canada's foreign aid could be more effective, were strategies in place that addressed the problem of weak host - country governance, which currently renders aid inefficient or even counter -...

Canada's foreign aid could be more effective, were strategies in place that addressed the problem of weak host - country governance, which currently renders aid inefficient or even counter-productive,...

It did, however, «raise a concern that the weak governance structure at the company undermined the credibility of the claim by Tesla that the acquisition of SolarCity made sense,» he said.

The pledge came as she and another witness admitted a variety of historical failures had taken place at the home, including «weak» governance and record - keeping.

If we relegate the true ideals we may attain power on a weak foundation and never be able to manage the country in an atmosphere of true participatory governance, which is what our successes have always thrived on.

He was of the opinion that if the NDC relegates its true ideals «we may attain power on a weak foundation and never be able to manage the country in an atmosphere of true participatory governance, which is what our successes have always thrived on».

Weak governance, gross insensitivity and unacceptable levels of incompetence have been compounded by battles of attrition in which northerners have sapped each other's» strength.

However, I'm speaking beyond party politics neither I'm I supporting any party against another but to compare Gej to Pmb in any ramifications is an insult to good governance, Gej is a corrupt low life greedy, reckless, weak, clueless, wasteful, immoral, deceitful, corrupt, I never chop kind of useless leader while Pmb is decent, prudent, modest, accountable and purposeful.

Amyas Morse, the head of the National Audit Office, said the «relatively high risk trajectory» was met by «weak management, ineffective control and poor governance».

His department has been accused of having weak management, ineffective control and poor governance; a fortress mentality, a «good news» reporting culture, a lack of transparency, inadequate financial control, and ineffective oversight.

This is a form of subversion used to disrupt governance in a weak country.

While there is currently a database of legal trade in restricted species, it relies on the submission of annual reports which can be undermined by weak domestic legislation and governance hence we are not getting a complete picture of the industry.»

Some of the lowest - ranking nations face broader challenges, such as civil unrest, but the low scores for others can be attributed to weak governance, they note.

In taking accountability away from school systems and placing it on individual schools and their employees, reform calls into question the current system of governance — and leaves no room for «excuses» such as weak family structures, poverty, discrimination, lack of aptitude, peer pressure, diet, television, etc..

Weak governance was also flagged with four trusts exposed as lacking in these areas — namely Theale Green Academy Trust, Durham Free School Limited, the Business Academy Bexley, and the Bishop of Rochester Academy Trust.

The weak Greek system of governance and its bad decisions and policies are the main reasons for many people's sufferings.

Various studies in the 1970s and 80s described the limits of higher levels of authority in the governance structure for education, and the relatively weak impact of state policy on student outcomes.294 But loose coupling does not mean that no influence flows from superordinate entities.295 Even as schools are busy developing their own policies and initiatives, they pay attention to demands from «outside the system» when those demands are consistent with the directions in which their organizations are already moving.296

Weak governance in any one of these areas is a recipe for disaster.

Where governance is weak, it is unlikely to improve if senior leaders do not know what «good» looks like, or simply do not accept its importance, viewing it as a distraction from the task of improving teaching and learning, rather than central to sustained school improvement.

They are concerned about weaker levels of regulatory oversight, weak corporate governance, market volatility, and political and currency risks.

I haven't yet decided which way I'll vote at the upcoming annual meeting, but I have to say that Michael Smith has kind of done this to himself through weak governance and poor shareholder communication.

These include reducing inertia in social and economic systems; building on a growing public desire for governments to act on climate change; removing implicit and explicit subsidies; reducing the influence of vested interests that increase emissions and reduce resilience; enabling the shifts from ineffective governance and weak institutions to innovative leadership in government, the private sector and civil society; and engaging society in the transition to norms and practices that foster sustainability.

It compiles cases demonstrating that aligning the actions of stakeholders involved in Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD +) and Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) can make a greater and more sustained contribution to the forest sector's «mitigation potential» and to addressing the core drivers of weak forest gGovernance and Trade (FLEGT) can make a greater and more sustained contribution to the forest sector's «mitigation potential» and to addressing the core drivers of weak forest governancegovernance.

These negative outcomes are often exacerbated by weak forest governance, including low levels of transparency and participation in forest decision - making and as well as poor oversight of forest activities.

These include weak capital markets; immature EE markets and supply chains; low energy prices; lack of information and awareness; high transaction costs; inadequate governance capacity; lack of consensus on best practices; sovereign risk; and institutional fragility.

But their high ranking is also a product of the vulnerability of the population and the inadequacies of existing infrastructure to adapt to or tackle climate change challenges because of weak economies, governance, education and health care.

But it was also a consequence of the vulnerability of the population, and the inadequacies of existing infrastructure to adapt to or tackle the problem, due to weak economies, governance, education and healthcare.

As climate change impacts interact with features of the social, economic and political landscape, countries with weak governance systems will become overwhelmed, and face a high risk of falling into political instability and violent conflict.

That's the word from the Ecosystems Climate Alliance, which says several key safeguards, as well as explicit language protecting intact forests, are missing: According to ECA, safeguards for transparent forest government structures, for the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, for conservation of biodiversity all have not been finalized — considering that many of the countries which will benefit from REDD have weak governance to start with, ECA describes these as «gaping holes» that need to be closed.

However, as the original article puts it, its not just ideal growing conditions which are attracting foreign investment, its weak governance and rule of law.

Even as another UN-based agency with weak civil society presence, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), moves forward to expand its regulatory oversight of Internet policy issues, the WIPO broadcast treaty prove once again that bad governance makes for bad policy outcomes.

ORE has too much cumbersome, overlapping governance of a weak nature.