Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Local autonomy and citizen participation in Tanzania : from a local government reform perspective

Chaligha, Amon | cop. 2008
  • Author(s): Chaligha, Amon
  • Publisher: Mkuki na Nyota
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, political participation, tanzania

Decentralization of taxation in Africa : policy choices

Chambas, Gérard | 2011
  • Author(s): Chambas, Gérard
  • Publisher: International monetary fund] (IMF)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, fiscal policy, finance, public services, africa south of sahara
Can decentralization of taxation in Africa help mobilize enough public resources to meet the challenges of the Millennium Development Goals as well as promote good governance for an efficient supply of public goods? It is an essential tool and it is growing, but there are problems.

Who counts? : the quiet revolution of participation and numbers

Chambers, Robert | 2007
  • Author(s): Chambers, Robert
  • Publisher: University of Sussex. Institute of development studies (IDS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: social research, sampling, empowerment, statistical methodology, popular participation, development planning, project monitoring, evaluation, eritrea
Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation has taken many forms, with varied degrees of ownership and empowerment. Whether participatory statistics empower local people is sensitive to official acceptance and whether thise lead to changes in policy and practice that make a real difference.

Women as policy makers : evidence from a randomized policy experiment in India

Chattopadhyay, Raghabendra and Duflo, Esther | 2004
  • Author(s): Chattopadhyay, Raghabendra and Duflo, Esther
  • Publisher: Massachusetts institute of technology (MIT). Department of economics]
  • Pages: 1409--1443
  • Keywords: local government, gender, women in politics, public services, women in development, india
This paper explores the impact of women as policy makers in the Panchayat system in India and finds that women are more likely to be involved in local governance in villages with a reserved Pradhan. Women also tend to work for public goods that are more closely related to women's concerns.

Quest for local sustainability : how we balance development policy

Chayalee, Prateep | 2013]
  • Author(s): Chayalee, Prateep
  • Publisher: Khon Kaen university. International association of local government scholars
  • Pages: 92--105
  • Keywords: buddhism, capitalism, economic development, community organization, thailand
The Living Community Economy Model is offered as an alternative for the dominant local development model of Thailand. The new model is more Buddhist in nature, presenting itself as more community-based and equitable than the current capitalistic development paradigm.
 

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