Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Strategic review of local economic development in South Africa : final report

Rogerson, Christian M. | 2009
  • Author(s): Rogerson, Christian M.
  • Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit] (GTZ) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, governance, economic development, development policy, private sector, co-operation between organizations, south africa
An examination of the key challenges facing Local Economic Development (LED) in South Africa revealed the need for local governance to promote far greater private sector involvement and cross-sector partnership in LED.

E-government adoption in developing countries : the case of Indonesia

Rokhman, Ali | 2011
  • Author(s): Rokhman, Ali
  • Publisher: CIS journal
  • Pages: 228--236
  • Keywords: local government, public services, internet, public opinion, indonesia
An online survey of the willingness to use e-government services was conducted in Indonesia. The fact that 93 % of the respondents indicated that they intend to adopt e-government may stimulate central and local governments to develop better e-government for Indonsia’s 45 million Internet users.

Human resources competence in e-government in local government

Rokhman, Ali and Priyono, Rawuh Edy | 2013]
  • Author(s): Rokhman, Ali and Priyono, Rawuh Edy
  • Publisher: Khon Kaen university. International association of local government scholars
  • Pages: 106--118
  • Keywords: capacity building, information technology, public services, local government, communication technology, indonesia
A survey has been conducted to explore the level of competency of IT specialists in managing e-government at the various levels of Kebumen regency government, Indonesia. Current specialists are not up to the task and further training will be required.

Resources, rights and cooperation : a sourcebook on property rights and collective action for sustainable development

Roldan, A.M. | cop. 2010
  • Author(s): Roldan, A.M.
  • Publisher: CGIAR systemwide program on collective action and property rights (CAPRi)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: poverty alleviation, land rights, community participation, natural resources, public administration, land tenure, decentralization in government
This sourceboook contains articles on : (1) a code of conduct in foreign land deals; (2) decentralization and democratic governance; (3) land tenure reform; (4) devolution of natural resource management; 5) strengthening property rights for the poor; (6) customary law; and (7) land tenure reform.

The role of external assistance in supporting decentralisation reform

Romeo, Leonardo G. | 2003
  • Author(s): Romeo, Leonardo G.
  • Publisher:
  • Pages: 89--96
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, administrative reform, development assistance
More effective partnership arrangements between decentralizing governments and their external partners are necessary to link ‘downstream’ assistance to local governments to ‘upstream’ development of the national decentralisation reform framework.
 

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