De Schutter, Olivier | 2011
- Author(s): De Schutter, Olivier
- Publisher: Harvard law school
- Pages: 504--559
- Keywords: agricultural land, land rights, land tenure, rural poverty, land legislation, legal aspects
This article questions the claimed advantages of land grab. It is likely that the poorest farmers will be priced out from these emerging markets for land rights, and that the interests of those depending on the commons will be ignored. Security of tenure for the rural poor must be protected.
Devarajan, Shantayanan | 2003
- Author(s): Devarajan, Shantayanan
- Publisher:
- Pages: 180--202
- Keywords: world bank, public administration, budgeting, local government, decentralization in government, poverty alleviation, public services
The three institutional structures likely to influence service delivery the most are budgets, decentralization, and public administration. Decentralization is not magic. Allocating more responsibilities to subnational governments does not itself transform service delivery.
Devarajan, Shantayanan and Khemani, Stuti and Shah, Shekhar | 2007
- Author(s): Devarajan, Shantayanan and Khemani, Stuti and Shah, Shekhar
- Publisher: World bank]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: local government, public opinion, accountability, development planning, budgeting, decentralization in government, bangladesh
This paper argues that unless local governments have the discretion to choose among competing uses subject to a budget constraint, and citizens know this and have a way of evaluating whether the government’s decision was a good one, the decentralization will only be partial.
Devarajan, Shantayanan and Khemani, Stuti and Walton, Michael | 2011
- Author(s): Devarajan, Shantayanan and Khemani, Stuti and Walton, Michael
- Publisher: World bank
- Pages: --
- Keywords: public administration, local government, public services, accountability, civil society, development aspects, africa south of sahara
This paper examines the potential role of civil society action in increasing state accountability for development in Sub-Saharan Africa. A key question is how to improve the incentives of higher-level leadership to hold within-state agencies or frontline providers accountable.
Devarajan, Shantayanan and Reinikka, Ritva | 2002
- Author(s): Devarajan, Shantayanan and Reinikka, Ritva
- Publisher: World bank group
- Pages: --
- Keywords: gender, education, health, budgetary policy, poverty alleviation, public services, governance
The framework outlined in this paper provides a way to examine options for improving the outcome of public services for the poor. The different examples all improved outcomes by addressing aspects of the relationships between policymaker, service provider, and client.