Beall, Jo | 2004
- Author(s): Beall, Jo
- Publisher: [London school of economics and political science] (LSE). Development studies institute (DESTIN). Crisis states research centre (CSRC)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: decentralization in government, women in politics, empowerment, gender, local government, south africa
The paper shows how competing interests remain clustered around local government in ways that tend to exclude women. It also suggests that South African women do not have as secure a footing in local government structures as in other tiers of government.
Beauchamp, E. and Ingram, V. | 2011
- Author(s): Beauchamp, E. and Ingram, V.
- Publisher: Commonwealth forestry association (CFA)]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: forest management, community organization, economic aspects, management, local government, cameroon
Two community forests in Cameroon were shown to differ widely in economic and financial returns as a result of differences in the communities’ technical and managerial skills, access to finance, and market information, and capacity for vertical integration.
Beck, Martin and Sunik, Anna | 2011
- Author(s): Beck, Martin and Sunik, Anna
- Publisher: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
- Pages: --
- Keywords: economic development, civil society, popular participation, local government, decentralization in government, jordan
A workshop on decentralization and local development in Jordan was held in Amman on February 1, 2011, to discuss the improvement of civic participation and local development in building effective communities in Jordan in the context of the decentralization plan launched in 2005 by the government.
Behar, Amitabh and Kumar, Yogesh | 2002
- Author(s): Behar, Amitabh and Kumar, Yogesh
- Publisher: Overseas development institute (ODI)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: local government, political representation, women, capacity building, governance, gender, social justice, india
This paper seeks to evaluate the Panchayat system, based on its first six years of operation. It notes that the participation of women in Panchayat councils has improved due to reservation; however, efforts to improve the performance of women require greater attention.
Belay, Assefa | 2010
- Author(s): Belay, Assefa
- Publisher: [University of Twente]. International institute for geo-information science and earth observation (ITC)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: land rights, legal aspects, public services, agricultural development, environmental management, gender, ethiopia
The impact of a government certification programme on land improvement was examined, using the case of Fagetalekoma in Amhara, Ethiopia. There were positive effects on women land rights, tree planting, terracing, and applying manure. No significant effect has been observed on farm productivity.