Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

People, land and water : participatory development communication for natural resource management

Bessette, Guy | 2006
  • Author(s): Bessette, Guy
  • Publisher: Earthscan [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: communication process, mass communication, natural resources, resources conservation, environmental management, popular participation, community participation, farmers, forestry, africa, asia, middle east

Political economy studies: are they actionable : some lessons from Zambia

Beuran, Monica and Raballand, Gaël and Kapoor, Kapil | 2011
  • Author(s): Beuran, Monica and Raballand, Gaël and Kapoor, Kapil
  • Publisher: World bank
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: administrative reform, political economy, decentralization in government, public opinion, development assistance, development strategies, world bank
The extent to which political economy studies can guide institutional reforms is examined, using the case of Zambia. One of the examples shows how policy dialogue shaped advocacy measures to facilitate decentralization reform.

The local appropriation of democracy : an analysis of the municipal elections in Parakou, Republic of Benin, 2002/03

Bierschenk, Thomas | 2004
  • Author(s): Bierschenk, Thomas
  • Publisher: Johannes Gutenberg-Universitنt Mainz. Institut für Ethnologie und Afrikastudien
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, democracy, elections, elite, private sector, west africa, benin

Gender budgeting and democratic governance : experience from Africa and Europe

Bilinksi, Merle | 2010
  • Author(s): Bilinksi, Merle
  • Publisher: Association of German development NGOs (VENRO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: gender mainstreaming, budgeting, gender, women, governance, civil society, uganda, south africa, austria
From the reports on experience gained in South Africa, Uganda and Austria and discussed at the Workshop, it became apparent that broad coalitions in society are necessary between civil society, parliaments and the government in order to successfully and sustainably implement gender budgeting.

Participation and decentralization for agricultural and rural development

Binswanger-Mkhize, Hans P. | cop. 2010
  • Author(s): Binswanger-Mkhize, Hans P.
  • Publisher: National council of applied economic research] (NCAER)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, rural development, agricultural development, popular participation, history, development strategies, india
India has been a pioneer in formulating a strong vision for decentralization and increased people’s participation in agricultural and rural development. The vision is over 60 years old and in many countries has proven to be of tremendous value to revitalizing agricultural and rural development.
 

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