Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

DLGN Decentralization and local governance network

| 2011-
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  • Publisher: Swiss agency for development and cooperation (SDC). Decentralization and local governance network (DLGN)
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  • Keywords: decentralization in government, local government, governance, community participation, accountability, fiscal policy, switzerland
The overall objective is to accomplish sustainable state reforms in the field of local governance and decentralization. It works on fiscal decentralization democratization, local governance, including citizen’s participation, non-discrimination, effectiveness, transparency and accountability.

Municipal development partnership eastern and southern Africa (MDP-ESA) : a partnership enabling local government capacity

| 2011-
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  • Publisher: Municipal development partnership eastern and southern Africa (MDP-ESA)
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  • Keywords: local government, municipal government, capacity building, training programmes, popular participation, southern africa, east africa
The partnership is a hands-on capacity building facility with the aim of enabling effective self-governance at local level in Sub-Saharan Africa. It promotes alternative development approaches to problems that affect local authorities by placing emphasis on ownership and direct participation.

LUMS - McGill : Social enterprise development center

| 2011-
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  • Publisher: Lahore university of management sciences (LUMS)
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  • Keywords: local government, enterprise development, governance, pakistan
The SEDC programme on governance in Pakistan is designed to fill the gap in research on governance by providing independent scholarly advice to decision makers on how to address the current crisis in governance and contributing to intellectual debate on the topic.

LOGOTRI : network of local government training and research institutes in Asia and the Pacific

| 2011-
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  • Publisher: LOGOTRI
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  • Keywords: local government, capacity building, training programmes, public sector, private sector, civil society, asia and the pacific
LOGOTRI is the Network of Local Government Training and Research Institutes in Asia and the Pacific. Its members are both governmental, autonomous and private sector institutions and organizations involved primarily in local government training and research.

CIVICUS : World alliance for citizen participation = Alliance mondiale pour la participation citoyenne = Alianza mundial para la participaciَn ciudadana

| 2011-
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  • Publisher: World alliance for citizen participation (CIVICUS)
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  • Keywords: popular participation, civil society, international co-operation
US-based international alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society throughout the world. Its website includes a calendar of events, an online newsletter, bookshop, programs with online texts and links to other websites.
 

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