Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Value of people's participation for good governance in developing countries

Waheduzzaman | 2010
  • Author(s): Waheduzzaman
  • Publisher: Emerald group
  • Pages: 386--402
  • Keywords: local government, popular participation, decision-making, accountability, leadership, bangladesh
One of the major barriers to people's participation in local government in Bangladesh is the hostile and distrustful attitude of elected leaders. People should participate directly at the decision-making table, unless and until this attitude has changed.

Will patients be better off with a decentralised basic health service? : effectiveness of a decentralizing basic health service in Burkina Faso

Wal, Bertram van der | 2007
  • Author(s): Wal, Bertram van der
  • Publisher: SNV Netherlands development organisation
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health services, health policy, local government, health care delivery, decentralization in government, capacity building, social development, poverty, popular participation, burkina faso
In Burkina Faso health services are being decentralized to municipalities after the local elections of 2006. Significant capacity strengthening, creation of new structures, and changing behaviour of the various stakeholders will be needed, or else the poorest patients risk paying the price.

Decentralization, trends and constraints

Walle, John van der | 2002
  • Author(s): Walle, John van der
  • Publisher: Royal tropical institute (KIT)]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: poverty alleviation, development assistance, civil society, democracy, local government, governance, decentralization in government, africa
The interrelationships between the concepts of decentralization, good governance, local government, democratization, local governance, civil society, and participation are described. Recent trends and developments in decentralization are explained in relation to poverty reduction.

Reforming health systems : the role of NGOs in decentralization : lessons from Kenya and Ethiopia

Wamai, Richard G. | ca. 2008]
  • Author(s): Wamai, Richard G.
  • Publisher: International society for third-sector research (ISTR)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, health services, governance, nongovernmental organizations, ethiopia, kenya
This study proposes that failure to integrate non-governmental organizations and weak inter-sectoral collaboration can hinder overall progress towards decentralization of health governance and the realization of improved health performance in both Ethiopia and Kenya.

Stekeholder dialogue as an institutional strategy for sustainable development in China : the case of community roundtables

Wang, Hua | ca. 2010]
  • Author(s): Wang, Hua
  • Publisher: Chinese association for public affairs (CAPA)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, governance, decision-making, popular participation, institution building, china
The potential of stakeholder dialogue as an institutional tool for sustainable development in China is discussed and hindrances to institutionalization are identified. At community roundtables issues are discussed by representatives from government, business and local residents.
 

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