Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Multi-donor support to civil society and engaging with 'non-traditional' civil society : a light-touch review of DFID's portfolio

Tembo, Fletcher and Wells, Adrian and Sharma, Bhavna and Mendizabal, Enrique | 2007
  • Author(s): Tembo, Fletcher and Wells, Adrian and Sharma, Bhavna and Mendizabal, Enrique
  • Publisher: Overseas development institute (ODI)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: governance, local government, civil society, co-operation between organizations, development policy, poverty alleviation, bolivia, peru, philippines, indonesia
A study of multi-donor models support of ‘non-traditional’ civil society to scale up civil society engagement, including that of local government associations, with the state for enhanced governance and poverty reduction was carried out in Latin America and Asia.

Macroeconomic challenges of fiscal decentralization in Latin America in the aftermath of the global financial crisis

Ter-Minassian, Teresa and Jiménez, Juan Pablo | 2011
  • Author(s): Ter-Minassian, Teresa and Jiménez, Juan Pablo
  • Publisher: [United nations (UN). Economic commission for Latin America and the Caribbean] (ECLAC). Economic development division [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, fiscal policy, economic policy, sustainable development, latin america
This paper discusses how fiscal decentralization is affecting macro-economic management in the main Latin-American countries. Which fiscal reforms could help strengthen fiscal sustainability, minimize the risk of pro-cyclicality at all levels of government, and allow for countercyclical responses?

Strategic planning in a local government association (LGA) : 'planning supports the translation of strategies into practice; it is the first step towards the effective implementation of strategies'

Terstegen, Chris and Willemsen, Edwin | cop. 2005
  • Author(s): Terstegen, Chris and Willemsen, Edwin
  • Publisher: VNG international
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, associations, development strategies, development planning, guidelines
An easy-reference manual in developing a systematic strategic planning system, this document is especially tuned to local government institutes and LGAs whose leadership wishes to improve and strengthen the structure and performance of the organisation.

Analyzing methods to achieve successful development

Thode, Ashley G. | 2011
  • Author(s): Thode, Ashley G.
  • Publisher: Queen's university]
  • Pages: 94--103
  • Keywords: development assistance, nongovernmental organizations, community organization, local government, tanzania
To identify and analyze 'best practices' for successful development, 10 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) were interviewed during a two-month stay in Arusha, Tanzania in 2010. The importance of working with local governments and integrating in the community were emphasized.

From poverty to power? : women's participation in intermediary organisations in site C, Khayelitsha

Thompson, Lisa and Conradie, Ina | 2011
  • Author(s): Thompson, Lisa and Conradie, Ina
  • Publisher: Unisa
  • Pages: 43--56
  • Keywords: income, informal sector, economic development, women in development, popular participation, local government, south africa
This article examines how South-African women organize themselves in community structures to claim socio-economic rights through participation. Intermediary institutions mediate the participatory spaces for engagement created by local government.
 

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