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09-18-2009, 03:20 PM
The coordinator of the United Nations Development Program for the DR, Miguel Ceara Hatton blames the country's economic and social backwardness on the devastating effect of political corruption. He said that wasteful public spending, inadequate institutions, lack of ethics and a commitment by citizens to demand accountability and defend their space, are all major factors in the country's problems. Ceara Hatton made these comments during an event with more than 200 neighborhood leaders who were trained in municipal issues, organized with the support of the City Government of Santo Domingo (AND).
Ceara Hatton called on Dominican institutions to undergo transformation so that citizens can exert greater leverage and be able to demand that these institutions fulfill their functions. Calling for big change, he said that the DR is ranked 115th in the institutions category and 127th in ethics and corruption on a list of 133 countries on the World Economic Forum competitiveness ranking.
See http://gcr.weforum.org/gcr09/
Santo Domingo Mayor Roberto Salcedo urged neighborhood groups to be more vocal in defending public spaces and lobbying to prevent politicians from filling up the city with political propaganda in the run-up to the 2010 municipal and congressional elections.
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Ceara Hatton called on Dominican institutions to undergo transformation so that citizens can exert greater leverage and be able to demand that these institutions fulfill their functions. Calling for big change, he said that the DR is ranked 115th in the institutions category and 127th in ethics and corruption on a list of 133 countries on the World Economic Forum competitiveness ranking.
See http://gcr.weforum.org/gcr09/
Santo Domingo Mayor Roberto Salcedo urged neighborhood groups to be more vocal in defending public spaces and lobbying to prevent politicians from filling up the city with political propaganda in the run-up to the 2010 municipal and congressional elections.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#5)