Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Reshaping institutions : evidence on aid impacts using a pre-analysis plan

Casey, Katherine and Glennerster, Rachel and Miguel, Edward | 2011
  • Author(s): Casey, Katherine and Glennerster, Rachel and Miguel, Edward
  • Publisher: University of California. Department of economics]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: institution building, development projects, governance, minorities, community participation, sierra leone
Minority participation requirements were imposed in the GoBifo “community driven development” project in Sierra Leone to make local institutions more egalitarian. This enhanced local public goods provision in the short run, but had no effect to durably reshape local institutions.

Module 15: Using ICT to improve forest governance

Castrén, Tuukka and Pillai, Madhavi | cop. 2011]
  • Author(s): Castrén, Tuukka and Pillai, Madhavi
  • Publisher: World bank. Agricultural and rural development (ARD)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: communication technology, information technology, public administration, accountability, popular participation, forest management
This module of the \"ICT in Agriculture\" sourcebook uses the World Bank Framework for Forest Governance to assess the potential of ICT applications to address different aspects of forest governance. Topics include transparency, accountability, public participation and forest administration.

Rural water development in sub-Saharan Africa : a comparative study between Uganda and Tanzania

de Cecco, Paola | 2012
  • Author(s): de Cecco, Paola
  • Publisher: San Jose state university (SJSU)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: nongovernmental organizations, public services, sustainable development, local government, water supply, uganda, tanzania
One of the recommendations of this study is that In a country where the government takes responsibility for basic water services, such as Uganda, NGOs need to work through local government, even if it can be slow and at times frustrating.

State and governance : the limits of decentralisation

Chabal, Patrick | 2007
  • Author(s): Chabal, Patrick
  • Publisher: SNV Netherlands development organisation
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: states, governance, development, economic growth, decentralization in government, political conditions, poverty alleviation, africa, africa south of sahara
The lessons of the experience of those countries where decentralization has had a positive impact suggest that devolution of power and the control of resources at the local level can only work to improve conditions when the State itself is committed to State and governance.

Local governments in rural West Bengal, India and their coordination with line departments

Chakrabarti, Bhaskar and Chattopadhyay, Raghabendra and Nath, Suman | 2011
  • Author(s): Chakrabarti, Bhaskar and Chattopadhyay, Raghabendra and Nath, Suman
  • Publisher: University of technology Sydney (UTS)]
  • Pages: 33--51
  • Keywords: finance, political aspects, accountability, public administration, decision-making, local government, co-operation between organizations, india
This article focuses on the formal structures of coordination and control with regard to decision-making between the Panchayats and the line departments. In practice, these processes involve lack of role definition, problems of accountability, and politics over access to resources.
 

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