Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Taking a service delivery approach to monitoring water supply in low income areas and implications for the Joint monitoring programme : key note

Schouten, Ton | 2011
  • Author(s): Schouten, Ton
  • Publisher: IRC international water and sanitation centre
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: water supply, evaluation, governance, public services, local government
M&E indicators on water supply must shift from coverage to services delivered to an agreed level of quality over time. Improved service delivery depends on local governance. New technologies have the potential to enhance speed and accessibility of service-based monitoring.

Decentralization and conflicts : a guideline

Schrottshammer, Eva and Kievelitz, Uwe and Bleis, Christoph | 2006
  • Author(s): Schrottshammer, Eva and Kievelitz, Uwe and Bleis, Christoph
  • Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, armed conflicts, governance, development assistance
This guideline examines the most important connections between decentralization and violent conflicts and discusses the implications for development cooperation.

Unpacking developmental local government using soft systems methodology and MCDA tools

Scott, L. | cop. 2005
  • Author(s): Scott, L.
  • Publisher: Operations research society of South Africa (ORSSA)
  • Pages: 173--195
  • Keywords: local government, poverty alleviation, development strategies, decision-making, popular participation
Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) is used to clarify the activities that development local government implies for local authorities, focusing specifically on their ability to effectively impact upon poverty. It also uses a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis approach in a small community in South Africa.

Topic guide on decentralisation and local government

Scott, Zoë | cop. 2009
  • Author(s): Scott, Zoë
  • Publisher: Commonwealth secretariat
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, local government, governance, poverty alleviation, legitimacy of governments, co-operation between organizations
This guide gives guidance for designing, implementing and evaluating decentralization reforms and local government (DLG) practices to ensure they are as effective as possible. It offers debates on the impact of DLG on poverty reduction, service delivery and conflict and links to research and cases.

Decentralisation, local development and social cohesion : an analytical review

Scott, Zoë | 2009
  • Author(s): Scott, Zoë
  • Publisher: University of Birmingham. Governance and social development resource centre (GSDRC)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, public services, economic development, social development, information exchange, asia, africa, latin america
This analytical review explores the links between decentralisation and service delivery, economic development and social cohesion. Various types of literature have been reviewed, including academic journal articles, donor reports and empirical case studies from Asia, Africa and Latin America.
 

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