Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Understanding stakeholders' roles in health sector reform process in Tanzania : the case of decentralizing the immunization program

Semali, Innocent Antony John | 2003
  • Author(s): Semali, Innocent Antony John
  • Publisher: [Author]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health policy, decentralization in government, immunization, health programmes, accountability, tanzania
A stakeholder analysis was conducted to identify those supporting or opposing the health sector reform process? The study was conducted in Tanzania, using the decentralization of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) as a case reference.

The Community development carbon fund (CDCF) : assessment of community benefits and sustainable development

Sen, Aditi | 2009
  • Author(s): Sen, Aditi
  • Publisher: World bank. Community development carbon fund (CDCF)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: popular participation, poverty alleviation, finance, climatic change, development projects, local government
The Community Development Carbon Fund (CDCF) supports projects that measurably benefit poor communities and generate verified Kyoto-compliant emission reductions. The CDCF also emphasizes community dialogue, participation, and local government involvement.

La contribution des collectivités territoriales à l'atteinte des objectifs du millénaire pour le développement : quelques expériences au Niger

Sène, Gaoussou and Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. | 2007
  • Author(s): Sène, Gaoussou and Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M.
  • Publisher: Institut royal des tropiques (KIT) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: development planning, education, water supply, poverty alleviation, decentralization in government, niger
This report provides a historical background of decentralization in Niger and examines to what extent popular or community participation has been able to contribute to achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

Assessment of participatory budgeting in Brazil : Inter-American development bank (IADB)

Serageldin, Mona | [ca. 2004]
  • Author(s): Serageldin, Mona
  • Publisher: Harvard university. Graduate school of design. Center for urban development studies
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: budgeting, local finance, municipal government, popular participation, decentralization in government, rio grande do sul, brazil
The main objective of the study is to assess the extent to which participatory budgeting in five Brazilian cities and one State is fostering the efficient and democratic allocation of resources and citizen involvement in the planning and management of their localities.

Strengthening social capital : the GoBifo approach in rural Sierra Leone

Sesay, Sullay and Baltissen, Gerard and Manyeh, Morie | cop. 2011
  • Author(s): Sesay, Sullay and Baltissen, Gerard and Manyeh, Morie
  • Publisher: KIT
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: rural development, community development, human resources, development projects, sierra leone
Gobifo is a community-driven development (CDD) project, which supports decentralization and increases village-level social capital by disbursing block grants directly into community development accounts to support health, education, agriculture, infrastructure and income-generation projects.
 

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