Constantino, Pedro de Araujo Lima | 2012
- Author(s): Constantino, Pedro de Araujo Lima
- Publisher: Resilience alliance
- Pages: --
- Keywords: empowerment, wildlife, community organization, social aspects, political aspects, natural resources, nature conservation, economic aspects, brazil, namibia
The psychological, social, economic, and political aspects of local empowerment in wildlife monitoring systems in Brazil and Namibia were assessed. Empowerment was facilitated by the value of natural resources, rights to trade and manage resources, and collaboration by stakeholders.
Conyers, Diana | 2007
- Author(s): Conyers, Diana
- Publisher:
- Pages: 18--32
- Keywords: decentralization in government, public services, development policy, africa south of sahara
This article concludes that, although decentralization has not yet had a significant positive impact on the quality of public services in sub-Saharan Africa, this is due primarily to the wider policy environment rather than to decentralization per se.
Cornwall, Andrea and Eade, Deborah | cop. 2010
- Author(s): Cornwall, Andrea and Eade, Deborah
- Publisher: Practical action [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: development, development assistance, development policy, poverty alleviation, social security, globalization, gender, citizenship, sustainable development, civil society
If development buzzwords conceal ideological differences or sloppy thinking, then the process of constructive deconstruction makes it possible to re-examine what have become catch-all terms like good governance, civil society, transparency, accountability, and poverty reduction.
Cornwall, Andrea and Romana, Jorge and Shankland, Alex | 2008
- Author(s): Cornwall, Andrea and Romana, Jorge and Shankland, Alex
- Publisher: University of Sussex. Institute of development studies (IDS)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: popular participation, budgeting, public finance, democracy, civil society, decentralization in government, governance, brazil
Brazil's participatory institutions have attracted considerable international attention. The paper examines what the Brazilian experiences can teach about the pre-conditions for effective participatory governance and illustrates this with four case studies.
Corps, Mercy | 2009
- Author(s): Corps, Mercy
- Publisher: USAID Sudan. BRIDGE
- Pages: --
- Keywords: reconstruction, development projects, popular participation, water supply, education, health, public services, local government, sudan
The Building Responsibility for the Delivery of Government Services (BRIDGE) project in South Sudan aims to enhance the capacity of local government to plan, manage and provide services, and to improve relationships between local governments and their constituents.