Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Time for local democracy : The Aberdeen agenda: Commonwealth principles on good practice for local democracy and good governance

| 2005

• Author(s):
• Publisher: Commonwealth local government forum (CLGF)
• Pages: --
• Keywords: local government, governance, democracy, international co-operation

The Aberdeen Agenda provides a set of standards to promote healthy local democracy and good governance throughout the Commonwealth. It was formally approved by the member organizations of the Commonwealth Local Government Forum on 18 March 2005 as a result of discussions at the Aberdeen conference.

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Mali, Botswana, Namibia, and Malawi : institutional aspects of renewable natural resources governance and management through special districts : final report

| 2004

• Author(s):
• Publisher: United nations capital development fund (UNCDF)
• Pages: --
• Keywords: natural resources, governance, resources conservation, decentralization in government, mali, botswana, malawi, namibia

This document presents eleven cases studies of formal and non-formal special districts, offering promise as an institutional means to improve the sustainable governance and management of renewable natural resources in Africa.

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Tools to support transparency in local governance

| 2004

• Author(s):
• Publisher: UN-Habitat [etc.]
• Pages: --
• Keywords: popular participation, civil society, political participation, municipal government, local government, manuals

This toolkit offers practical tools that civil society organizations and other advocacy groups can use in their efforts to promote more effective citizen participation and for combating corruption in cities.

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Building and reinventing decentralised governance (BRiDGE) : project document

| 2004

• Author(s):
• Publisher: United nations development programme (UNDP) etc.]
• Pages: --
• Keywords: local government, accountability, public services, popular participation, civil society, health centres, education, indonesia

The UNDP-sponsored BRiDGE initiative in Indonesia aims to improve public service through more interactive governance and to strengthen public monitoring of government through better access to information. Its actions have focused on schools and community health centers.

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Community driven development : a vision of poverty reduction through empowerment

| 2000

• Author(s):
• Publisher: World bank]
• Pages: --
• Keywords: local government, community participation, poverty alleviation, world bank, development strategies

The World Bank’s vision of Community Driven Development (CDD) as a key means of helping to achieve the development objectives that are becoming apparent through the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) process is outlined.

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