Mahmood, Zaigham | 2013
- Author(s): Mahmood, Zaigham
- Publisher: Idea group Inc (IGI)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: information technology, public services, local government, poverty alleviation, popular participation, communication technology, governance
[Partial preview] This book reports on the current developments with e-government. It discusses m-government, e-governance, e-participation, e-inclusion, and the use of mobile phones and social networking . Many developing countries experience problems with the adoption of e-government systems.
Maina, Betty | 2005
- Author(s): Maina, Betty
- Publisher: European centre for development policy management (ECDPM)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: decentralization in government, local government, evaluation, governance, evaluation research, kenya
The ECDPM researched approaches and tools for monitoring and evaluating support to decentralization. The paper analyses the present practice in Kenya, a country that has engaged repeatedly in decentralisation efforts and received support from a number of European donors.
Makochekanwa, Albert | 2012
- Author(s): Makochekanwa, Albert
- Publisher: World bank
- Pages: --
- Keywords: evaluation, community participation, land rights, small farms, foreign investments, land acquisition, zimbabwe, uganda, tanzania, rwanda, nigeria
Analysis of foreign land deals on local communities in 6 countries shows that the impact was mostly negative. In most cases local smallholder lost their land, while others lost their grazing areas, all without meaningful compensation. Promised benefits should be made explicit and evaluated.
Malabela, Musawenkosi Hemelton | 2011
- Author(s): Malabela, Musawenkosi Hemelton
- Publisher: Wits institutional repository on DSpace (WIReDSpace)]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: elite, political opposition, political power, democracy, local government, south africa
This paper analyses the effect of the African National Congress (ANC) local organization at branch level on local democracy. Internal party politics, often dominated by elites, have a strong bearing on local elections, since the branch chairperson is often an automatic candidate as a councillor.
Malam Moussa, Laouli and Ilboudo, Ernest K. | 2012
- Author(s): Malam Moussa, Laouli and Ilboudo, Ernest K.
- Publisher: Educational research network for West and Central Africa (ERNWACA)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: community participation, education, health, public opinion, water supply, decentralization in government, public services, development planning, local government, west africa, central africa
A study was conducted in West and Central Africa to study the impact of decentralization on the transfer of powers and resources and on the management of basic services, in particular water, education and health. The grassroots management committees are deemed functional on the whole. PDF file link