Unsworth, Sue | 2010
- Author(s): Unsworth, Sue
- Publisher: University of Sussex. Institute of development studies (IDS) [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: local government, decentralization in government, development research, political co-operation, political participation, development policy
Central question of this paper is how to increase effective, accountable public authority in poor countries of the global South. Examples and studies from all over the world provide a fresh perspective on governance focusing less on the destination and more on the means of getting there.
Ura, Karma | 2004
- Author(s): Ura, Karma
- Publisher: Institute of developing economies (IDE)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: decentralization in government, popular participation, empowerment, buddhism, bhutan
A descriptive account of the decentralization process in Bhutan is presented. Decentralization began in the early 1980s. The paper interprets decentralization as an approach towards diversity and pluralism among different communities.
Vaillancourt, Francois | 2011
- Author(s): Vaillancourt, Francois
- Publisher: Capacity4dev.eu
- Pages: --
- Keywords: decentralization in government, political aspects, economic aspects, institutional infrastructure, development assistance, co-operation between organizations, development projects, eu
The obstacles to decentralization and conditions for success are discussed in a video and a presentation of Mr. Vaillancourt (Univ. of Montreal). He concludes that the EU would do wise to use a checklist to assess the likelihood of successful decentralization when deciding on funding priorities.
Valdivia, Martin | 2010
- Author(s): Valdivia, Martin
- Publisher: Grupo de anلlisis para el desarrollo (GRADE). Poverty & economic policy (PEP) research network]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: community participation, infrastructure, roads, enterprise development, small enterprises, employment, education, health, peru
The Peruvian rural roads program (RRP) contracts private local firms for rehabilitation and maintenance with local supervision by community leaders setting incentives that favour prevention activities. It enhanced road transitability, employment, and investments in education and health.
Van der Merwe, Rean and Meehan, Anthony | cop. 2010
- Author(s): Van der Merwe, Rean and Meehan, Anthony
- Publisher: The Open university
- Pages: --
- Keywords: local government, governance, internet, democracy, south africa
This paper analyses the conversation on a discussion list that was developed to support local, direct governance in a community in South Africa. It was found that online interaction can facilitate pluralist deliberation for managing complex local governance problems.