Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

State recognition of traditional authority in Mozambique : the nexus of community representation and state assistance

Buur, Lars and Kyed, Helene Maria | 2005
  • Author(s): Buur, Lars and Kyed, Helene Maria
  • Publisher: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, political participation, community leadership, representative government, indigenous populations, customary law, decentralization in government, mozambique
The provisions of Decree 15/2000 in Mozambique for decentralization, nation building, rural development, civic education, community participation, and recognition of traditional authorities are an ambiguous mix of community-representation and state-assistance.

Fiscal challenges, development opportunities? : 20 key questions on domestic resource mobilisation

Byiers, Bruce and Dalleau, Melissa | 2011
  • Author(s): Byiers, Bruce and Dalleau, Melissa
  • Publisher: European centre for development policy management (ECDPM)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: fiscal policy, decentralization in government, accountability, development strategies, local taxation, local government, research
Key research questions with regard to taxation and development are identified, including the issue of how to ensure that fiscal decentralization enhances the “fiscal contract” between taxpayers and public authorities?

Four case studies on the experience of SDC and its partners in supporting socially inclusive local governance

Byrne, Sarah | 2011
  • Author(s): Byrne, Sarah
  • Publisher: Swiss agency for development and cooperation (SDC). Decentralization and local governance network (DLGN)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, governance, development planning, public services, development policy, poverty alleviation, social justice, bangladesh, bolivia, bosnia and herzegovina, niger
Case studies from Bangladesh, Bolivia, Bosnia, and Niger dealing with interventions at the level of policies/legal frameworks and grassroots level, especially local development planning, access to land and access to local public services. Also lessons learned and recommendations.

Participatory budgeting : a significant contribution to participatory democracy

Cabannes, Yves | 2004
  • Author(s): Cabannes, Yves
  • Publisher: Sage
  • Pages: 27--46
  • Keywords: budgeting, popular participation, public finance, local government, governance, latin america, europe, brazil
This paper describes participatory budgeting as a significant area of innovation in democracy and local development. It draws on experiences of 25 municipalities in Latin America and Europe, providing a systematic analysis of the range of experience that can be included in participatory budgeting.

72 Frequently asked questions about participatory budgeting

Cabannes, Yves and Huber, Richard | 2004
  • Author(s): Cabannes, Yves and Huber, Richard
  • Publisher: UN-Habitat [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: budgeting, popular participation, decentralization in government, local finance, manuals, latin america, europe
The manual intends to respond in a direct and practical way to the general question of how best to implement a Participatory Budget. Case studies from 14 illustrative cities in Latin America and Europe are presented as examples.
 

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