De, Indranil | 2009
- Author(s): De, Indranil
- Publisher:
- Pages: 68--71
- Keywords: decentralization in government, public services, water supply, popular participation, india
A case study from West Bengal provides evidence that decentralization in delivery of water supply leads to better services. The participation of the local government in distribution of water supply and household contribution to operation and maintenance appear to have a positive impact on quality.
Deininger, Klaus | 2010
- Author(s): Deininger, Klaus
- Publisher: World bank [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: land tenure, land titles, land legislation, land rights, administrative aspects, urbanization, urban land policy, range management, innovations, local government, public administration, governance, indonesia, india, ghana, west africa, rwanda, namibia, ethiopia, colombia, mato grosso, amazonas, para, brazil, peru, kyrgyzstan, afghanistan, latin america, asia, africa south of sahara
This volume is a product of the Annual Conference on Land Policy and Administration. Subjects include: (1) innovation in land administration in Africa; (2) low-cost land administration; (3) the impact of improved tenure security; and (4) land governance.
Deininger, Klaus | 2003
- Author(s): Deininger, Klaus
- Publisher: Washington, DC [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: land tenure, property rights, land rent, land reform, land use, physical planning, land economics, development policy, development planning, land rights, development strategies, local government, local taxation
The effectiveness of land policy in support of development, and poverty reduction can be enhanced by strengthening (local) governments' contribution to the promotion of socially desirable land allocation, and utilization. Mechanisms include (land) taxation, regulation, and land use planning.
Deininger, Klaus and Mpuga, Paul | 2004
- Author(s): Deininger, Klaus and Mpuga, Paul
- Publisher: World bank
- Pages: --
- Keywords: public services, political corruption, corrupt practices, bribery, foreign direct investment, economic growth, governance, economic development, co-operation between organizations, accountability, local government, uganda
A study from Uganda shows that improved accountability will be important to reduce the incidence of corruption and improve delivery of public services. at the local, national, regional and global level. Local governments and their associations must be strengthened to play their developmental role.
Deininger, Klaus W. and Selod, Harris and Burns, Anthony F. | cop. 2012
- Author(s): Deininger, Klaus W. and Selod, Harris and Burns, Anthony F.
- Publisher: World bank
- Pages: --
- Keywords: land tenure, land use, land legislation, accountability, local taxation, local finance, local government, public administration, governance, peru, kyrgyzstan, tanzania, ethiopia, indonesia
The framework (LGAF) provides guidance to diagnose and benchmark land governance. If land institutions function properly, land taxation provides a simple yet efficient tool to increase effective decentralization and to foster local government accountability.