Inglis, Andy | 2002
- Author(s): Inglis, Andy
- Publisher: International institute for environment and development (IIED)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: local government, community participation, popular participation, capacity building, legitimacy of governments, manuals, brazil, india, mali, peru, senegal, canada, new zealand, poland, united kingdom
The use of participatory learning and action (PLA) by local governments are discussed. One topic is how participation could be used to influence new styles of leadership that are more transparent and accountable.
Islam, Mohammad Shaiful | 2010
- Author(s): Islam, Mohammad Shaiful
- Publisher: Central European university
- Pages: --
- Keywords: decentralization in government, institution building, local government, popular participation, social ethics, india, bangladesh
The comparative constraints and facilitating factors in the cases of decentralization in West Bengal, India, and Bangladesh are explored. The paper identifies how social capital enhancing or exploiting institutional design shapes the power relations and participation.
Islam, Md. Taufiqul and Fujita, Koichi | 2012
- Author(s): Islam, Md. Taufiqul and Fujita, Koichi
- Publisher: Kyoto university
- Pages: --
- Keywords: co-operation between organizations, public administration, rural development, decentralization in government, india, bangladesh
Lessons are learned from the decentralization process at the middle-tier of rural administration in India for possible adoption by the middle-tier (Upazila Parzlrhad) in Bangladesh. In India, the three tiers of rural administration are cooperative, because roles and functions are clearly specified.
Ivanyna, Maksym and Shah, Anwar | 2012
- Author(s): Ivanyna, Maksym and Shah, Anwar
- Publisher: World bank
- Pages: --
- Keywords: political aspects, fiscal policy, public services, decentralization in government, local government, latin america, asia, africa
This paper uses data from a variety of sources to rank countries on political, fiscal and administrative dimensions of decentralization and localization. Aggregated overall ranking provides a measure of the closeness of government to the people.
Ivanyna, Maksym and Shah, Anwar | 2010
- Author(s): Ivanyna, Maksym and Shah, Anwar
- Publisher: Georgia state university. Andrew Young school of policy studies
- Pages: --
- Keywords: decentralization in government, corrupt practices, accountability
Using a sample of 182 countries, the paper demonstrates that decentralization has a negative effect on the incidence of corruption. Political accountability is shown to be more important in combating corruption than exit options through competition among jurisdictions.