Avritzer, Leonardo | 2009
- Author(s): Avritzer, Leonardo
- Publisher: European parliament. Socialist group
- Pages: 209--223
- Keywords: local government, budgeting, popular participation, decentralization in government, development strategies, brazil
The main characteristics and expansion of participatory budgeting (PB) in Brazil are described. Reference is made to its expansion in Europe and Africa. A proposal for the implementation of participatory budgeting in different situations is outlined.
Awortwi, Nicholas | 2013
- Author(s): Awortwi, Nicholas
- Publisher: Development partners working group on decentralisation & local governance (DeLoG). Secretariat
- Pages: --
- Keywords: food security, employment, basic services, urbanization, climatic change, decentralization in government, development assistance, internal security, conflict, local government, poverty alleviation
Decentralization and local governance (DLG) need to be integrated in the post-2015 framework as a ‘strategic enabler’. DLG play a role in providing basic services and addressing inequalities, food insecurity, urbanization, youth unemployment, climate change, conflict and insecurity.
Awuah-Nyamekye, Samuel and Sarfo-Mensah, Paul | 2011
- Author(s): Awuah-Nyamekye, Samuel and Sarfo-Mensah, Paul
- Publisher: University of Western Ontario]. Scholarship@Western
- Pages: --
- Keywords: land tenure, public administration, land rights, public services, social justice, cultural and social anthropology, ghana
The question of equitable distribution of land in forest-savannah zone of Ghana was investigated with a focus on the dichotomy of policy versus indigenous spirituality. The effectiveness of past land registration attempts is also examined. Generally, religio-cultural aspects must be factored in.
Ayele, Zemelak | 2011
- Author(s): Ayele, Zemelak
- Publisher: African journals online (AJOL)]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: local government, decentralization in government, political aspects, public services, public administration, ethiopia
This article argues that in spite of the declared objectives of re-decentralisation in Ethiopia, the tradition of using local government as a means of control remains very much intact. Yet, “local mechanisms” allowed a considerable increase in the “access and provision of public goods”.
Azis, Iwan J. | 2010
- Author(s): Azis, Iwan J.
- Publisher: Berkeley electronic press
- Pages: --
- Keywords: decentralization in government, elite, accountability, popular participation, leadership, budgeting, economic development, elections
The author develops a model, in which the positive or negative welfare outcome of decentralization is the result of the interplay among a set of variables including local capture, participation, initial conditions, budget size, and quality of local leader.