Mishra, Mukesh Kumar | [2012]
- Author(s): Mishra, Mukesh Kumar
- Publisher: Krityanand UNESCO club
- Pages: --
- Keywords: nongovernmental organizations, finance, local government, legal aspects, popular participation, democracy, decentralization in government, india
This paper reviews variations in practices, experiences, and types of decentralization. Other subjects include: the legal framework for decentralized governance; redistribution of functions and resources between central and local governments; and relationships between local governments and NGOs.
Misra-Dexter, Neeta and February, Judith | 2010
- Author(s): Misra-Dexter, Neeta and February, Judith
- Publisher: Idasa
- Pages: --
- Keywords: local government, human rights, political participation, popular participation, accountability, elections, democracy, governance, south africa
South Africa’s democ¬racy is assessed through Idasa’s Democracy Index, comprising 100 questions that interrogate how closely democracy meets the broadly defined ideal of popular self-government. The main topics are: participation, elections, accountability, political freedom, and human dignity.
Mitchell, Andrew and Bossert, Thomas J. | 2010
- Author(s): Mitchell, Andrew and Bossert, Thomas J.
- Publisher: Blackwell
- Pages: 669--691
- Keywords: decentralization in government, governance, health services, accountability, bolivia, chile, india, pakistan, philippines, uganda
Drawing on evidence from Bolivia, Chile, India, Pakistan, Philippines, and Uganda, it is shown that a balance between centralisation of some functions and decentralisation of others, along with improved mechanisms of accountability, is needed to achieve health system objectives.
Mitullah, Winnie V. | 2012
- Author(s): Mitullah, Winnie V.
- Publisher: United nations university. World institute for development economics research (UNU-WIDER)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: co-operation between organizations, public administration, public services, municipal government, decentralization in government, kenya
Despite decentralization, poor service delivery continues to be problematic in the two largest cities of Kenya. A proliferation of actors with overlapping mandates, opaque development frameworks, and intra- and inter-party politics remain major obstacles to providing critical services.
Mogues, Tewodaj and Benin, Samuel and Cudjoe, Godsway | 2009
- Author(s): Mogues, Tewodaj and Benin, Samuel and Cudjoe, Godsway
- Publisher: International food policy research institute (IFPRI)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: public finance, public services, local government, decentralization in government, ghana
Panel data on district governments' public finances in Ghana are used to examine the impact of the flow and size of external transfers on districts' internally generated revenues.