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Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

LGI Announce / Local government and public service reform initiative

| 2004- .
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Local government and public service reform initiative (LGI)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: governance, local government, decentralization in government, fiscal policy, public administration, public services, evaluation research, capacity building, central asia, europe, west africa
This e-newsletter public announcements relates to activities of LGI (Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative) consisting of support to democratic and effective local government and public administration by advancing policy analysis as a tool for decision making in public affairs.

OICRF : international Office of cadastre and land records

| 2004-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Office of cadastre and land records (OICRF)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: internet, information exchange, development assistance, public administration, land titles
OICRF is a study and documentation centre for cadastre, land administration and affiliated fields of interest.It is one of the permanent bodies of the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG). Among other things, OICRF maintains a digital database and conducts comparative studies.

Decentralisation and poverty reduction : from lessons learned to policy action, 29-30 September 2004 at OECD headquarters : room documents

| 2004-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: [Organisation for economic co-operation and development] (OECD)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, poverty alleviation, development strategies, local government, development assistance, burkina faso, cambodia, ghana, india, uganda
A workshop on decentralization and poverty reduction was held at OECD headquarters in September 2004. Case studies from Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ghana, India, and Uganda were provided and papers on the role of development assistance were presented.

UNCDF local development : investing in pro-poor infrastructure and services

| 2004-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: United nations capital development fund (UNCDF)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, public services, poverty alleviation, popular participation, decentralization in government, africa, asia, bangladesh, mali, uganda, mozambique
The UNCDF local development programme supports projects for sustainable development and poverty reduction especially in rural areas of least developed countries, destilling and disseminating policy lessons, and providing technical advisory services.

Bibliographie sur la gouvernance

| 2003]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Conseil pour le développement de la recherche économique et sociale en Afrique] (CODESRIA)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: governance, local government, africa south of sahara
This bibliography on governance dates from the early 2000s.
 

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