@article{PAR00001603,
  title = {{G}overnance, democracy and poverty reduction : lessons drawn from household surveys in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica and {L}atin {A}merica},
  author = {{H}errera, {J}avier and {R}azafindrakoto, {M}ireille and {R}oubaud, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{P}ublic statistics face quite a challenge when it comes to measuring new dimensions of development (institutions, governance, and social and political participation). {T}o take up this challenge, modules on {G}overnance, {D}emocracy and {M}ultiple {D}imensions of {P}overty have been appended to household surveys by {N}ational {S}tatistics {I}nstitutes in twelve {A}frican and {L}atin {A}merican developing countries. {T}his paper presents the issues addressed and the methodological lessons learnt along with a selection of findings to illustrate this innovative approach and demonstrate its analytic potential. {W}e investigate, for instance, the population's support for democratic principles, the respect for civil and political rights and the trust in the political class; the 'need for the {S}tate', particularly of the poorest; the extent of petty corruption; the reliability of expert surveys on governance; the perception of decentralization policies at local level; the level and vitality of social and political participation, etc. {T}he conclusive appraisal made opens up prospects for the national statistical information systems in the developing countries. {T}he measurement and tracking of this new set of objective and subjective public policy monitoring indicators would benefit from being made systematic.},
  keywords = {{A}frica ; {L}atin {A}merica ; democracy ; monitoring mechanism ; household surveys ; governance ; poverty ; corruption ; development policy ; statistical systems},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nternational {S}tatistical {R}eview},
  volume = {75},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {70--95},
  ISSN = {0306-7734},
  year = {2007},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1751-5823.2006.00005.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00001603},
}