Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Land governance in Uganda : large scale land acquisition and land expropriation

Onesmus, Mugyenyi | 2011
  • Author(s): Onesmus, Mugyenyi
  • Publisher: Advocates coalition for development and environment (ACODE)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: land acquisition, agricultural development, legal aspects, food security, uganda
Large scale land acquisition and land governance issues in sub-Saharan Africa are discussed. Land grabbing is defined in the context of Uganda. It is recommended that a policy framework should be developed to lay down the principles that will govern large scale land acquisition and appropriation.

Lessons from experiences in decentralising infrastructure & service delivery in rural areas : (Uganda case study)

Onyach-Olaa, Martin | 2003
  • Author(s): Onyach-Olaa, Martin
  • Publisher: Asian development bank (ADB)]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, africa, public services, health services, education, water supply, sanitation, roads, agricultural development, uganda
The outcomes of innovations in infrastructure service delivery in rural Uganda as introduced by a District Development Programme in the sectors of health, education, water and sanitation, rural roads and agriculture are evaluated.

Moving targets : towards monitoring democratic decentralization

Oosterhout, Alphonsus T.H. van | cop. 2002
  • Author(s): Oosterhout, Alphonsus T.H. van
  • Publisher: Royal tropical institute (KIT)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, community development, development planning, poverty alleviation, evaluation
This bulletin deals with monitoring and evaluation of institutional and organizational processes. Major issues in decentralization, as well as in monitoring and evaluation are examined. Lastly, attention is paid to setting up a monitoring framework directed at democratic decentralization.

Post-conflict participation : knowledge integration, learning and capacity building for development

Oosterom, Marjoke | 2009- ]
  • Author(s): Oosterom, Marjoke
  • Publisher: Hivos
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, community participation, conflict, capacity building, uganda
This blog tells about the experiences of Marjoke Oosterom who carries out a PhD research on civic participation in local government structures in Northern Uganda.

Gender and fragile citizenship in Uganda : the case of Acholi women

Oosterom, Marjoke | 2011
  • Author(s): Oosterom, Marjoke
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Pages: 395--408
  • Keywords: women's rights, conflict, reconstruction, local government, popular participation, uganda
The intersection between gender, conflict (due to the Lord’s Resistance Army) and citizenship is examined, using the case of the Acholi region in Uganda. Using gender and citizenship as point of reference in discussions would be a start to help women participate equally in a post-conflict society.
 

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