Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Local development outlook Cambodia

Crosta, Nicola and Abrams, Julian | 2010
  • Author(s): Crosta, Nicola and Abrams, Julian
  • Publisher: United nations capital development fund (UNCDF)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, economic development, sustainable development, decentralization in government, rural areas, cambodia
This Executive Summary provides a comprehensive overview of local development trends in Cambodia. It discusses policy, decentralization and governance reforms aimed at reducing disparities and exploiting Cambodia’s enormous potential.

Localizing the MDGs : local development and MDGs : what role for local governments? : conference framing paper

Crosta, Nicola and Jackson, David and Valenti, Livio and Pace, Chiara | 2010
  • Author(s): Crosta, Nicola and Jackson, David and Valenti, Livio and Pace, Chiara
  • Publisher: United nations capital development fund (UNCDF) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, economic development, poverty alleviation, social development, development policy, development strategies
This paper outlines the key policy issues that underlie the debate over local development and the role that local governments can play in accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Key questions were discussed in Kampala in October 2010.

Developing a land use information system for local government : the case of Naga City, Philippines

Cruz, Rizalino B. | 2004
  • Author(s): Cruz, Rizalino B.
  • Publisher: [University of Twente]. International institute for geo-information science and earth observation (ITC)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: land use, public administration, urban areas, decision-making, popular participation, land tenure, philippines
One of the conclusions of a prototype study of Naga City local government, the Philippines, is that the proposed land use information system can serve as platform to integrate data and facilitate data exchange in local government to enable decision-making and enhance participation.

Local governance, peace building and state building in post-conflict settings : a UNDP discussion paper

Dabo, Awa | [2010]
  • Author(s): Dabo, Awa
  • Publisher: United nations development programme (UNDP)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: conflict, reconstruction, local government, decentralization in government, governance
This paper provides an overview of the experiences and challenges associated with local governance, decentralization policies and the strengthening of local governments within contexts of peace building, sate-building and post conflict recovery across three continents over the past two decades.

The political economy of decentralization in sub-Saharan Africa : a new implementation model in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, and Senegal

Dafflon, Bernard and Madiès, Thierry | cop. 2013
  • Author(s): Dafflon, Bernard and Madiès, Thierry
  • Publisher: World bank [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local finance, decentralization in government, economic development, political economy, local government, kenya, burkina faso, senegal, ghana, africa south of sahara
This study examines the overall design of local government financing systems in sub-Saharan Africa. An analytical guide to decentralization is proposed, its purpose being to produce a comparative table for cross-country analysis. The approach is clearly contextualized to each country.
 

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