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Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Promoting local economic development through strategic planning

| cop. 2005-2009
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: United nations human settlements programme (UN-Habitat) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, economic development, capacity building, development planning, private sector, civil society, development strategies
The Local Economic Development (LED) series is a resource for local governments, businesses and civil society organizations to help them initiate and implement local economic development interventions through a strategic planning process.

EROPA : Eastern regional organization for public administration

| cop. 2005-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Eastern regional organization for public administration (EROPA)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: public administration, capacity building, information exchange, economic development, social development, public services, decentralization in government, asia and the pacific
The Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA) is an organization of states, groups and individuals in the Asia-Pacific region to to promote regional cooperation in improving knowledge and practices of government administration to accelerate economic and social development.

Local government and public service reform initiative - LGI

| cop. 2005-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Local government and public service reform initiative (LGI)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: governance, decentralization in government, capacity building, public services, economic development
LGI is working to promote democratic and effective local government and public administration, and to advance policy analysis as a tool for decision making in public affairs.

Key competencies for improving local governance

| cop. 2005
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: United nations human settlements programme (UN-Habitat) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, governance, capacity building, training programmes, guidelines
The Local Elected Leadership (LEL) series presents two roles and ten competencies essential for the effective performance of elected officials. The series contains many training exercises and tools that can be used as practical on-the-job guide.

MSP resource portal : building your capacity to facilitate Multi-stakeholder processes and social learning

| cop. 2004-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Wageningen UR
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: popular participation, information exchange, capacity building
This portal provides access to information on how to facilitate participatory learning processes with various stakeholders. This includes material relating to rural development processes, sustainable resource management or participatory community development.
 

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This information portal provides access to selected free, full-text electronic documents on Rural Decentralization and Local Governance.