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		<title>2020 and beyond: 11 predictions at the intersection of technology and citizen engagement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2019 11:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New World Bank Report on the effects of emerging technologies on public participation.  <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2019/12/27/2020-and-beyond-11-predictions-at-the-intersection-of-technology-and-citizen-engagement/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2019/12/27/2020-and-beyond-11-predictions-at-the-intersection-of-technology-and-citizen-engagement/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Research on Participatory Governance and Tax Compliance</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2019/06/11/new-research-on-participatory-governance-and-tax-compliance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2019 10:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the World Bank, we have published two new studies on the effect of citizen engagement on tax morale and tax compliance. In the first, published last month, we examine the Brazilian case, using data from all 5,570 municipalities in &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2019/06/11/new-research-on-participatory-governance-and-tax-compliance/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2019/06/11/new-research-on-participatory-governance-and-tax-compliance/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 07:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while since the last post here. In compensation, it&#8217;s not been a bad year in terms of getting some research out there. First, we finally managed to publish &#8220;Civic Tech in the Global South: Assessing Technology for &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2017/10/02/catching-up-again-on-democracyspot/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2016 22:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Development Report 2016, the main annual publication of the World Bank, is out. This year&#8217;s theme is Digital Dividends, examining the role of digital technologies in the promotion of development outcomes. The findings of the WDR are simultaneously &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2016/01/13/world-development-report-2016-digital-dividends/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=1142&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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