Oladipo, Jimoh A. | 2008
- Author(s): Oladipo, Jimoh A.
- Publisher: EuroJournals]
- Pages: 83--91
- Keywords: local government, development projects, project formulation, project monitoring, nigeria
Several factors contribute to the failure of local government projects in making appreciable impacts. The most serious ones have to do with institutional instability and policies working at cross purposes. The paper identifies 6 policy areas in rectifying the failings.
Olemako, T.R. and Munishi, P.K.T. and Kadigi, R.M.J. | 2012
- Author(s): Olemako, T.R. and Munishi, P.K.T. and Kadigi, R.M.J.
- Publisher: Development CAFة
- Pages: 64--92
- Keywords: natural resources, discrimination, women in development, gender, decentralization in government, tanzania
The underlying drivers of gender inequalities in resource access and control in the Pangani river basin in Tanzania include poor linkage between political and sectoral decentralization. The engendering livelihood model is proposed as an alternative and options are discussed.
Olivier de Sardan, Jean-Pierre | 2012
- Author(s): Olivier de Sardan, Jean-Pierre
- Publisher: Overseas development institute (ODI). Africa power and politics programme (APPP)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: public services, health, water supply, community participation, local government, development policy, niger
In Niger, as in most African countries, the implementation of public policies poses enormous challenges. Local initiatives to plug the gaps are usually informal. Engaging with local informal initiatives and helping them to become institutionalized would be a better strategy than ignoring them.
Olivier de Sardan, Jean-Pierre | 2008
- Author(s): Olivier de Sardan, Jean-Pierre
- Publisher: Overseas development institute (ODI)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: public services, governance, cultural and social anthropology, development assistance, africa south of sahara
What are the practical norms in play in the various forms of every-day public action that would be most favourable to ‘development outcomes’ in Africa? To answer this question Westerners must put aside some of their initial value judgements.
Olivier de Sardan, Jean-Pierre | 2006
- Author(s): Olivier de Sardan, Jean-Pierre
- Publisher: Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)
- Pages: 407--426
- Keywords: decentralization in government, development assistance, niger
Decentralization in Niger is lagging. This article provides an overview of the situation and actors before its introduction.