Includes index. Natividad, J. N. (Ed.). (2005). Rights-based Philippine governance review. Pasig City, Philippines: Development Academy of the Philippines.

Situation analysis of governance review mechanisms: global and local initiatives -- The rights-based governance review framework -- A rights-based approach towards budget analysis -- Introduction to the sectoral reports -- Macro governance review using the rights perspective -- A rights-based governance review of local governance indicators -- A review of the justice sector using the rights-based approach -- A governance review of the public corproate sector using the rights-based approach -- Political and electoral reforms: a rights-based approach to legislation -- Next steps

"The essays in this book test the foregoing proposition in this first attempt to adopt the right approach in the review of various sectors of government: the public corporate sector, the justice sector, legislative and electoral reform, local government and macro governance, specifically progress in the Millennium Development Goals. The Report was produced as part of the UNDP-AusAID assisted Philippine Governance Review Program. The essays were prepared by the leading Philippine academic institutions engaged in teaching and research on governance: the Ateneo School of Government (local government sector), the La Salle Institute of Governance (legislative and electoral reform), the UP National College of Public Administration and Governance (public corporate sector) and the Development Academy of the Philippines (macro governance and justice sector)." - From the Book