Devarajan, Shantayanan and Tilburg, Peter van and Musch, Arne and Boom, Rob van den | 2008
- Author(s): Devarajan, Shantayanan and Tilburg, Peter van and Musch, Arne and Boom, Rob van den
- Publisher: VNG international
- Pages: --
- Keywords: local government, public services, poverty alleviation, accountability, sudan
The lecture “Making Services Work for the Poor” by Mr Shantayanan Devarajan, lead author of the World Development Report 2004, is followed by a case-study of local government accountability in Gedaref, Sudan.
Devas, Nick | 2005
- Author(s): Devas, Nick
- Publisher: [Controladoria-geral da uniمo (CGU)]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: decentralization in government, accountability, civil society, popular participation, uganda, kenya
This paper examines the mixed motivations for decentralization, the practical constraints of both performance and accountability, the challenges of central-local government relations, and the role of civil society in building citizen participation and local accountability.
De Visser, Jaap | 2009
- Author(s): De Visser, Jaap
- Publisher: University of technology Sydney (UTS)]
- Pages: 7--25
- Keywords: finance, governance, institutional infrastructure, development planning, local government, south africa
In this discussion of the South-African local government framework, as well as some of its major challenges, the practice of internal municipal governance is examined, and the feasibility of the intergovernmental planning framework is questioned.
Diakité, Mamadou | 2002
- Author(s): Diakité, Mamadou
- Publisher:
- Pages: 23--27
- Keywords: rural planning, community participation, natural resources development, environmental management, mali
This paper describes the steps taken in a project in rural Mali in order to help the Rural Council to consult and engage with their constituents and to apply the concept of social inclusion. It describes the lessons learned from facilitating this iterative, process-led approach.
Diarra, Souleymane and Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. and Baltissen, Gerard | cop. 2004
- Author(s): Diarra, Souleymane and Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. and Baltissen, Gerard
- Publisher: Institut royal des tropiques (KIT)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: decentralization in government, local government, development strategies, institution building, administrative reform, mali
This report discusses not only the rationale for and foundations of decentralization in Mali, the institutional arrangements, and the first results of decentralization at local level, but also the issues and challenges arising from the process.