Namashulua, Carmelita Rita | 2011
- Author(s): Namashulua, Carmelita Rita
- Publisher: All Africa minsterial conference on decentralization and local development (AMCOD)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: standards, decentralization in government, economic development, local government, development strategies, governance, africa
Among other things, this AMCOD Conference decided on the installation of a new executive bureau and adopted decisions on the Charter on Values, Principles and Standards of Decentralization, Local Governance and Local Development and AMCOD's Long-Term Strategic Plan for the period 2011-2026.
Napier, Clive J. | 2011
- Author(s): Napier, Clive J.
- Publisher: Flinders university of South Australia
- Pages: --
- Keywords: public services, administrative reform, legislation, local government, south africa
Since the early 1990s South African local government has undergone fundamental reform. This paper evaluates the uneasy fit between the different structures and functional areas of local government resulting from the reform process which has in turn hampered service delivery.
Narayan, Deepa | 2002
- Author(s): Narayan, Deepa
- Publisher: World bank
- Pages: --
- Keywords: empowerment, development, governance, poverty alleviation, community development, capacity building, world bank, local government, accountability, enterprise development
This book addresses questions concerning empowerment, the role of the World Bank, and how to make growth more pro-poor. The final section of the book documents tools and practices that can support the implementation of an empowering approach to poverty reduction.
Narayana, D. | 2005
- Author(s): Narayana, D.
- Publisher: Organisation for economic co-operation and development (OECD) : and ILO
- Pages: --
- Keywords: decentralization in government, poverty alleviation, development policy, empowerment, india
The impact of decentralization in India on poverty reduction is far from straightforward. It depends on overall policy commitment and the capacity of societies to mobilize themselves empowered by schooling, newspaper readership, and self-help participation.
Nasir, Zafar Mueen | [2013]
- Author(s): Nasir, Zafar Mueen
- Publisher: Islamabad policy research institute
- Pages: --
- Keywords: fiscal policy, decentralization in government, legal aspects, democracy, local government, local taxation, pakistan
The prospects of devolution of financial resources at the local level and the problems that are likely to be encountered in the process are examined. Other aspects are the new National Finance Commission, the Charter of Democracy, and developments related to them.