Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Once upon a time, local democracy

| [2012]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Council of Europe
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: bureaucracy, eu, public services, local government, popular participation, administrative reform, ukraine
This amusing video was produced by the Council of Europe's Centre of Expertise for Local Government Reform as part of its programme to strengthen local and regional government capacity in Ukraine.

Survey results : advanced seminar - decentralisation and local governance : session 1.2

| [2012]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: European centre for development policy management] (ECDPM)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: capacity building, local government, authoritarianism, democracy, decentralization in government, lebanon, zambia, lesotho, kenya, ghana, rwanda, mozambique, dominican republic, pakistan, guatemala, egypt, afghanistan, ukraine, cambodia, maldives, sri lanka, burkina faso, eritrea
A survey on the extent and depth of decentralization was conducted among seminar participants from Eritrea, Burkina, Faso, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Cambodia, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Egypt, Guatemala, Pakistan, Dominican Republic, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Zambia, and Lebanon.

National association of local authorities of Ghana

| [2011- ]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: National association of local authorities of Ghana (NALAG)
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  • Keywords: local government, co-operation between organizations, information exchange, capacity building, public services, ghana
The National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana, NALAG, is the umbrella organization of all local government authorities in Ghana, including all district assemblies. It aims to assist in maintaining a high standard of local government administration and local government service delivery.

Governance and development

| [2011- ]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Organisation for economic co-operation and development (OECD)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: governance, development assistance, accountability, corrupt practices, human rights, fiscal policy
The OECD-DAC Network on Governance (GOVNET) is the only forum for development agencies and partner countries that focuses exclusively on improving governance. Themes include accountability, corruption, governance assessments, human rights, and taxation.

ARIAL programme : supporting and strengthening local government associations at ACP national and regional levels

| [2011- ]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: European commission (EU). ARIAL programme
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, co-operation between organizations, capacity building, training programmes, eu, africa south of sahara, caribbean region, asia and the pacific
ARIAL improves the participative power of local governments through the strengthening of its primal representative bodies; the Associations of Local Governments (LGA's) at national, regional and sub-continental level.
 

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