Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Towards a basic health-sector information system for municipal actors

Toonen, Jurrien and Dao, Dramane and Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. | 2006]
  • Author(s): Toonen, Jurrien and Dao, Dramane and Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M.
  • Publisher: Royal tropical institute (KIT)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: capacity building, community participation, health services, public services, local government, west africa
This report describes the authors' experience developing a minimum health-information package (SIEC-S) to enable local government and the community health associations (ASACOs) to assume their new responsibilities and to be actively involved in managing public health.

L'analyse interactionniste de la décentralisation : une approche par les acteurs et leurs pratiques

Touré, El Hadj | cop. 2011
  • Author(s): Touré, El Hadj
  • Publisher: Association pour le recherche qualitative (ARQ)
  • Pages: 247--273
  • Keywords: public opinion, popular participation, elite, social aspects, governance, land rights, decentralization in government, senegal
This study of the impact of decentralization on land governance in a village in Senegal shows how different stakeholders interact to use decentralization to their own political and social benefit. A widespread sense of participation must be present to correct this.

Patient satisfaction with HIV/AIDS care and treatment in the decentralization of services delivery in Vietnam

Tran, Bach Xuan and Nguyen, Nhung Phuong Thi | 2012
  • Author(s): Tran, Bach Xuan and Nguyen, Nhung Phuong Thi
  • Publisher: Public library of science] (PLoS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: capacity building, aids, decentralization in government, health services, vietnam
HIV/AIDS care and treatment across levels of health service administration in Vietnam can be improved by capacity building, integrative service delivery, engagements of family members in treatment supports, and additional attention and comprehensive care for HIV-infected drug users.

Increasing public participation through awareness raising activities : a case study in Trao reef marine reserve, Vietnam

Tran, Hang Thi Minh and Chou, Loke Ming and Nguyen, Hue Thu | 2013
  • Author(s): Tran, Hang Thi Minh and Chou, Loke Ming and Nguyen, Hue Thu
  • Publisher: Canadian center of science and education (CCSE)
  • Pages: 24--32
  • Keywords: project activities, community participation, income, nature conservation, natural resources, fisheries, community organization, vietnam
This paper focuses on stakeholder participation in the community-based management of Trao Reef, Vietnam. The high level of environmental awareness of the local community contributed to the success of the project, harmonizing the socio-economic benefits of the local community and nature conservation.

Essays on fiscal decentralization, institutions and ethnic conflict

Tranchant, Jean-Pierre | 2011]
  • Author(s): Tranchant, Jean-Pierre
  • Publisher: HAL-Inria
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: legal aspects, institutional infrastructure, ethnic conflict, fiscal policy, decentralization in government
This dissertation investigates the question whether fiscal decentralization helps accommodating ethnic violence. It also analyses the role of (\"colonial\") institutions (e.g. property rights, rule of law) by considering them as deep-rooted factors of peace or violence.
 

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