Nyalunga, Dumisani | 2006
- Author(s): Nyalunga, Dumisani
- Publisher: Academic journals
- Pages: --
- Keywords: decentralization in government, legislation, local government, political participation, south africa
Since the early 1990s, leaders of the new South Africa embarked on a process of devolving political and administrative authority and transferred it to independent local-level statutory agency, for example to municipalities or local councils and ward committees.
Nyalunga, Dumisani | 2006
- Author(s): Nyalunga, Dumisani
- Publisher: Academic journals
- Pages: 44--46
- Keywords: local government, popular participation, community development, south africa
In South Africa, ward committees have been established to entrench participatory governance at the grass root level. The need for complementary, pragmatic forms of participation is highlighted.
Nyangena, Wilfred and Ogada, Maurice Juma and Sikei, Geophrey | 2011]
- Author(s): Nyangena, Wilfred and Ogada, Maurice Juma and Sikei, Geophrey
- Publisher: WebMeets.com event management
- Pages: --
- Keywords: decentralization in government, forest management, legislation, forest resources, poverty alleviation, development policy, kenya
The effects of forest decentralization through the Kenya Forest Act of 2005, on farm forestry investment was studied among Kakamega forest communities. It was found that participatory forest management reduces investments by the poor, so complementary measures will be necessary.
Nzimakwe, Thokozani Ian | 2008
- Author(s): Nzimakwe, Thokozani Ian
- Publisher: Academic journals
- Pages: 90--97
- Keywords: nongovernmental organizations, development projects, popular participation, public services, poverty, local government, south africa
Oakley, Erica R. | 2011
- Author(s): Oakley, Erica R.
- Publisher: Utrecht university
- Pages: --
- Keywords: local government, women in politics, popular participation, conflict, sri lanka
This thesis examines how capacity building and a participatory approach to incorporate views of civil society, specically of women in Sri Lanka, can be used to create social cohesion and consequently facilitate peace building and reconstruction efforts.