Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Facilitator's guide to participatory land use and development planning : Environment and rural development (EnRD) program, Decentralization program

Salzer, Walter | 2010
  • Author(s): Salzer, Walter
  • Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: guidelines, popular participation, land use, development planning, local government, philippines
This guidebook describes participatory land use and development planning in the Philippines. Steps include: mobilization of local governments and communities, prioritization of needs, formulation of community vision and mission, and preparation of a comprehensive 6-year development plan.

Governance in developing countries : Sri Lanka and South Africa compared

Samaratunge, Ramanie and Pillay, Soma | 2010
  • Author(s): Samaratunge, Ramanie and Pillay, Soma
  • Publisher: International research society for public management (IRSPM)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: governance, social aspects, political aspects, popular participation, sri lanka, south africa
A conceptual framework of integrated governance is outlined, followed by an assessment of the Sri Lankan and South African socio-political environment. It is argued that cosmetic changes to governance will not produce improvements that are at the heart of developing country needs.

People in planning in Malawi : lessons from the APAC programme in Eastern and Southern Africa

Samuels, Fiona and Sibale, Bright and Selvester, Kerry | 2009
  • Author(s): Samuels, Fiona and Sibale, Bright and Selvester, Kerry
  • Publisher: Overseas development institute (ODI)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, community participation, development planning, malawi
This paper provides a short overview of the rationale for decentralisation and how it works in practice in Malawi. It describes key aspects of the People in Planning models used, how these have facilitated people's involvement and and how they can be sustained and replicated.

The African millennium villages

Sanchez, Pedro | 2009]
  • Author(s): Sanchez, Pedro
  • Publisher: Columbia university. Center for digital research and scholarship (CDRS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: public finance, rural areas, infrastructure, health services, agricultural development, poverty alleviation, local government, africa south of sahara
This article describes the concept, strategy and initial results of the Millennium Villages Project (MVP) and implications regarding scalability. Can the interacting crises of agriculture, health, and infrastructure in rural Africa be overcome through targeted public-sector investments?

Integrated financial MIS for local government public expenditure management : a case study of Khajane in Karnataka

Sandeep, M.S. | 2010]
  • Author(s): Sandeep, M.S.
  • Publisher: IRIS knowledge foundation. eSocialSciences
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, public finance, information technology, india
A study of the implementation of an integrated financial management information system in Karnataka, India, shows that he problems with the old manual system of public expenditure management have been addresses, but local governments have little freedom left to manage public expenditure themselves.
 

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