Smoke, Paul | 2011
- Author(s): Smoke, Paul
- Publisher: Development partners working group on decentralisation & local governance (DeLoG). Secretariat
- Pages: --
- Keywords: development strategies, local government, finance, development assistance, decentralization in government
A study done by the Working Group on Decentralisation and Local Governance analysed the aid modalities for support to decentralization projects in eight countries. Two-thirds of development cooperation funding is channelled through programme-based approaches (PBA) or multi-donor trust funds.
Smoke, Paul | 2003
- Author(s): Smoke, Paul
- Publisher:
- Pages: 7--16
- Keywords: decentralization in government, local government, administrative reform, political aspects, fiscal policy, institution building, africa south of sahara
This article outlines some typical prominent goals of decentralization and reviews its fiscal, institutional and political dimensions. A number of common outstanding challenges for improving decentralization and local government reform efforts in Africa are considered.
Smoke, Paul and Winters, Matthew S. | 2011
- Author(s): Smoke, Paul and Winters, Matthew S.
- Publisher: University of Illinois]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: decentralization in government, development assistance, finance, development policy, international co-operation, co-operation between organizations, local government, uganda, congo, indonesia
The case studies from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, and Uganda provide examples of donor harmonization (and the lack thereof) and review the obstacles to harmonization and alignment faced by the development partners working in these specific country contexts.
Smoke, Paul J. and Gَmez, Eduardo J. | 2006
- Author(s): Smoke, Paul J. and Gَmez, Eduardo J.
- Publisher: Elgar
- Pages: 339--367
- Keywords: decentralization in government, institution building, democracy, poverty alleviation, asia, latin america
If more researchers study decentralization from a broader perspective, more could be learned about its potential contributions to countries eager to adopt it in the pursuit of improved resource use, enhanced equity and deeper democracy.
Smoke, Paul J. and Gَmez, Eduardo J. and Peterson, George E. | 2006
- Author(s): Smoke, Paul J. and Gَmez, Eduardo J. and Peterson, George E.
- Publisher: Elgar
- Pages: 3--11
- Keywords: decentralization in government, fiscal policy, democracy, social aspects, asia, latin america
In this introductory chapter to \"Decentralization in Asia and Latin America: Towards a Comparative Inter-Disciplinary Perspective\" the authors argue against the fragmentation of the decentralization literature along disciplinary lines.