Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Participatory service delivery processes with reference to the rural-urban divide of South Africa's municipalities

Mubangizi, Betty C. | 2010
  • Author(s): Mubangizi, Betty C.
  • Publisher: Association of southern African schools and departments of public administration and management (ASSADPAM)
  • Pages: 148--165
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, popular participation, legislation, political aspects, institution building, public services, south africa
This article reviews public participation in South Africa’s Local Government development planning framework, referred to as the Integrated Development Plan (IDP). It highlights the policy and legislative framework that informs public participation using selected cases in the country.

Community views on health sector reform and their participation in health priority setting : case of Lushoto and Muheza districts, Tanzania

Mubyazi, Godfrey M. | 2007
  • Author(s): Mubyazi, Godfrey M.
  • Publisher: Oxford university press]
  • Pages: 147--156
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, health services, popular participation, accountability, local government, tanzania
Health sector reform in Tanzania by decentralization may not meet the desired health needs unless the performance of existing health structures is enhanced while popular trust and participation in the health sector programmes at all levels is increased.

Revenue potential study for Masasi district council : final report

Mugoya, Patrick and Chikongoye, Joseph | 2011
  • Author(s): Mugoya, Patrick and Chikongoye, Joseph
  • Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Support to local governance office (SULGO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: fiscal policy, local taxation, local government, tanzania
The revenue potential for Masasi District Council is assessed and an action plan for improving the existing revenue collection system is formulated. Masasi District is located in southern Tanzania.

Commerce, Kings and local government in Uganda : decentralizing natural resources to consolidate the central state

Muhereza, Frank Emmanuel | 2003
  • Author(s): Muhereza, Frank Emmanuel
  • Publisher: World resources institute
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: forest management, forestry, privatization, illegality, community participation, decentralization in government, natural resources policy, governance, natural resources, environmental management, uganda
This study explores the decentralization of forest management powers in Uganda in order to determine the extent to which powers have shifted to popularly elected and downwardly accountable local governments. The experience of decentralization in Uganda’s forestry sector is highly uneven.

Decentralisation and gender equity in South Asia : an issues paper

Mukhopadhyay, Maitrayee and Cueva, Hanny | 2005
  • Author(s): Mukhopadhyay, Maitrayee and Cueva, Hanny
  • Publisher: Royal tropical institute (KIT)]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender equality, decentralization in government, local government, south asia
The international experience on democratic decentralization and development, including the gender dimensions of decentralization is reviewed. The focus is on the South Asian region where most governments have espoused this form of governance.
 

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