Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Malawi : effective delivery of public education services : discussion paper : a review

Ng’ambi, Francis | 2011
  • Author(s): Ng’ambi, Francis
  • Publisher: Open society initiative for southern Africa (OSISA)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, education, local government, development planning, malawi
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) of Malawi adopted a decentralization programme in 2005. However, decentralization is far from being realized as there is no political will to drive it. National priorities are not clearly spelled out in the district education plans (DEPs).

The roles of civil society organizations in enhancing grassroots democracy in Vietnam : a research paper

Nhien, Nguyen Huyen Thuy | 2012
  • Author(s): Nhien, Nguyen Huyen Thuy
  • Publisher: Erasmus [university Rotterdam]. International institute of social studies (ISS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: political aspects, democracy, local government, civil society, governance, vietnam
The role of civil society in enhancing grassroots democracy in Vietnam is assessed. Grassroots democracy and civil society in Vietnam have little autonomy in the sense that they are still under the state’s control and monitoring.

Technical assistance report, Republic of Indonesia : support for local government finance and governance reform 2 : (financed by the Japan special fund)

Niazi, T. | 2009
  • Author(s): Niazi, T.
  • Publisher: Asian development bank (ADB)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, development assistance, finance, governance, institution building, capacity building, indonesia
This Asian Development Bank support project falls under the Local Government Finance and Governance Reform Program in Indonesia. It follows the implementation of reforms to remove policy bottlenecks while conducting central government institutional strengthening and regional capacity building.

Giving local government a more central place in development : an examination of donor support for decentralisation

Nibbering, Jan Willem and Swart, Rolf | 2008]
  • Author(s): Nibbering, Jan Willem and Swart, Rolf
  • Publisher: Ministry's effectiveness and quality department (DEK)
  • Pages: 257--269
  • Keywords: local government, decentralization in government, development projects, development assistance, fiscal policy, capacity building, empowerment, poverty alleviation, netherlands
Funding is critical for running local governments, and calls for fiscal decentralization and aligned donor support. Capacity building is needed for all those involved in the process at all levels. Specific attention has to be paid to empowering the poor in local communities.

Where is local government going in Latin America? : a comparative perspective

Nickson, Andrew | cop. 2011
  • Author(s): Nickson, Andrew
  • Publisher: Swedish International centre for local democracy (ICLD)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, sociology, management, latin america
Ten basic features of local government systems are used as a template to situate Latin American local government within Weberian typology. The paper tentatively concludes that the ‘managerial’ type of local government is gaining ground over the ‘governmental’ type
 

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