Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Conflict and cooperation in local water governance : inventory of local water-related events in Namwala District, Zambia

Mweemba, Carol Emma | 2010
  • Author(s): Mweemba, Carol Emma
  • Publisher: Danish institute for international studies (DIIS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: water supply, rural water supply, water management, governance, natural resources, co-operation between organizations, zambia
The Competing for Water Research programme developed a conceptual and methodological framework for developing comprehensive inventories of local water related conflict and cooperation. This report documents results of application of it in Namwala District, Southern Province in Zambia.

Local government in Thailand : analysis of the local administrative organization survey

Nagai, Fumio and Mektrairat, Nakharin and Funatsu, Tsuruyo | cop. 2008
  • Author(s): Nagai, Fumio and Mektrairat, Nakharin and Funatsu, Tsuruyo
  • Publisher: Institute of developing economies (IDE). Japan external trade organization (JETRO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, public administration, decentralization in government, democracy, capacity building, administrative reform, history, thailand
In 2006, a survey on the decentralization process in Thailand and the massive changes after the decentralization was carried out. Topics included: (1) the threat of recentralization; (2) the problem of measuring local capability; and (3) the development of local politics.

Governing the commons in the new millennium : a diversity of institutions for natural resource management

Nagendra, Harini and Ostrom, Elinor | 2008
  • Author(s): Nagendra, Harini and Ostrom, Elinor
  • Publisher: The Encyclopedia of earth (EoE)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: governance, natural resources, environmental management, environmental policy, public administration
It is argued that under appropriate conditions, communities can devise appropriate collective-choice arrangements that enable sustainable resources management. This can avoid the so-called “Tragedy of the Commons” and the need to create alternative, but ineffectual governance arrangements.

From supply to demand driven water governance : challenging pathways to safe water access in rural Uganda : paper

Naiga, Resty and Penker, Marianne and Hogl, Karl | 2012
  • Author(s): Naiga, Resty and Penker, Marianne and Hogl, Karl
  • Publisher: Institutions for collective action]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: water supply, rural areas, public services, governance, community organization, uganda
Since the implementation of the demand-driven approach in Uganda in the early 1990s, rural safe water coverage has slightly improved but maintenance of water sources still poses a great challenge. This is partly due competing signals from old and new policies.

Decentralization and wildlife management : devolving rights or shedding responsibility? : Bwindi impenetrable national park, Uganda

Namara, Agrippinah and Nsabagasani, Xavier | 2003
  • Author(s): Namara, Agrippinah and Nsabagasani, Xavier
  • Publisher: World resources institute
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: wildlife conservation, environmental management, natural resources policy, community participation, decentralization in government, governance, national parks and reserves, natural resources, uganda
The roles of local institutions involved in natural resource management under the community conservation approach to protected area management around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda are analysed with special emphasis on effective local participation and empowerment.
 

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