Mejيa Acosta, Andrés and Clark, Julia | [2010]
- Author(s): Mejيa Acosta, Andrés and Clark, Julia
- Publisher: Swiss agency for development and cooperation (SDC). Decentralization and local governance network (DLGN)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: local government, governance, development assistance, development policy, development projects, poverty alleviation, guidelines, brazil, china, india, pakistan, peru, south africa, uganda
IDS reviewed 11 cases studies of donors worldwide to analyse how and when donor policies and initiatives for social inclusion in local governance processes and institutions really work to improve the lives of the poor.
de Mello, Luiz | 2010
- Author(s): de Mello, Luiz
- Publisher: Georgia state university. Andrew Young school of policy studies
- Pages: --
- Keywords: decentralization in government, fiscal policy, social ethics, popular participation, brazil, indonesia
This paper tests the hypothesis that, by giving people more voice in decision-making, fiscal decentralization fosters social capital, measured in terms of interpersonal trust. In Brazil, and slightly less so in Indonesia, exposed cohorts were found to be more pro-voice and trustful of strangers.
Memela, Siyabonga | 2008
- Author(s): Memela, Siyabonga
- Publisher: Idasa
- Pages: --
- Keywords: local government, public services, public opinion, municipal government, south africa
One of the main conclusions of this assessment of the state of governance in 16 local municipalities is that South African citizens are increasingly dissatisfied with the quality and quantity of services, despite the fact that service delivery has improved substantively over the past ten years.
Mendilow, Jonathan | cop. 2012
- Author(s): Mendilow, Jonathan
- Publisher: Lexington
- Pages: --
- Keywords: political corruption, democracy, public sector, private sector, finance, political parties, corrupt practices, bangladesh, zimbabwe, philippines
[Partial preview] The effectiveness of public subsidization of political competition as an alternative to contributions from the private sector is examined, especially from the perspective of its possible anti-corruption effect. Cases include the Philippines, Zimbabwe, and Bangladesh.
Mendo Campos, Claudia Consuelo | 2008
- Author(s): Mendo Campos, Claudia Consuelo
- Publisher: [University of Twente]. International institute for geo-information science and earth observation (ITC)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: decentralization in government, local government, land tenure, public administration, information technology, peru
This study explores the decentralization process in Peru and the influence of GIS technology diffusion at local level within this process. The critical conditions for implementing geo-information technology at the local level in a local special data infrastructure in Peru are determined.