Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Local authorities : actors for development : communication from the Commission to the Council, the European parliament and the European economic and social committee and Committee of the regions

| 2008
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Commission of the European communities
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: eu, development assistance, local government
EU Local Authorities (LA) allocate considerable financial resources to development (representing nearly 15% of national ODA in Spain for instance), and have developed specific instruments for aid delivery (programmes, co-financing instruments, city-to-city links, direct cooperation agreements).

Local government international peer review toolkit : a step by step guide to conducting international peer reviews in local government

| 2008
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Commonwealth local government forum (CLGF) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, accountability, elections, public services, popular participation
This toolkit provides a step-by-step guide to conduct international peer reviews in local government. It was developed as a pilot CLGF project with the local councils and the local government associations in Zimbabwe, Germany, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland.

Alignment strategies in the field of decentralisation and local governance : a review of country practices and experiences : international development partner harmonisation for enhanced aid effectiveness : final main report

| 2007
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: InWEnt]. Development partners working group on local governance and decentralisation (DPWG-LGD)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, local government, governance, development assistance, aid co-ordination, benin, nepal, nicaragua, tanzania
This study summarizes a review of experiences and strategies in harmonizing and increasing effectiveness in donor support to decentralization and local governance processes, providing four case studies. It consolidates the country findings and identifies lessons learned and future perspectives.

Decentralisation policy review : final report

| 2007
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: DEGE consult [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, civil service reform, local government, development planning, evaluation, budgeting, ghana, west africa
The review analyses the opportunities and constraints in order to achieve effective decentralization in Ghana. It describes the current situation and makes recommendations for a refined government policy and strategy.

Strengthening national training capabilities for better local governance and urban development (2002-2007) : final report

| 2007
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: United nations human settlements programme (UN-Habitat)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, governance, capacity building, development assistance, urban areas, training programmes
This report gives an overview of the capacity building efforts of UN-HABITAT and its partners covering a period of slightly over five years. It summarizes completed project outputs, activities and results of the project.
 

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