Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Indonesia : food security and land governance factsheet

Heegde, Martijn de and Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. and Porchet, Nicholas | [2011]
  • Author(s): Heegde, Martijn de and Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. and Porchet, Nicholas
  • Publisher: Land governance for equitable and sustainable development (LANDac)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: land tenure, land rights, legislation, food security, development policy, public administration, land reform, foreign investments, gender, development assistance, indonesia
This factsheet contains information on the regulatory land governance framework in Indonesia, including land tenure forms, the institutional land governance framework, gender, foreign direct investment, land grabbing, national policy, and donor support.

Rwanda : food security and land governance factsheet

Heegde, Martijn de and Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. and Porchet, Nicholas | 2011
  • Author(s): Heegde, Martijn de and Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. and Porchet, Nicholas
  • Publisher: Land governance for equitable and sustainable development (LANDac)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: land tenure, land rights, legislation, food security, development policy, public administration, land reform, foreign investments, gender, development assistance, rwanda
This factsheet contains information on the regulatory land governance framework in Rwanda, including land tenure forms, the institutional land governance framework, gender, foreign direct investment, land grabbing, national policy, and donor support.

Community driven development (CDD) : toolkit for national stocktaking and review

Heemskerk, Willem and Campen, Wim van and Baltissen, Gerard | 2006
  • Author(s): Heemskerk, Willem and Campen, Wim van and Baltissen, Gerard
  • Publisher: Royal tropical institute (KIT) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: evaluation, development policy, capacity building, accountability, empowerment, community participation, local government, senegal, mozambique, africa south of sahara
This toolkit emphasizes the need for coherent action in all five dimensions of community driven development: community empowerment; empowerment of local government; realignment of central and national sectors; accountability; and capacity development.

Street trading in Cape Town CBD : a study of the relationship between local government and street traders

Heerden, Schalk Willem van | 2011
  • Author(s): Heerden, Schalk Willem van
  • Publisher: Stellenbosch university
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: development policy, informal sector, enterprise development, municipal government, local government, south africa
A survey among 71 street traders in Cape Town indicates that there is a positive relationship between traders and the City of Cape Town, but that local government does not live up to expectation when it comes to the facilitation of informal business development. Policy recommendations are provided.

Municipal local economic development and the multiplier effect : piloting a community enterprise identification method in South Africa and Namibia

Heideman, Lucienne | 2011
  • Author(s): Heideman, Lucienne
  • Publisher: University of technology Sydney (UTS)]
  • Pages: 84--111
  • Keywords: enterprise development, community participation, economic development, local government, subsidies, popular participation, community organization, south africa, namibia
Each local economy is unique, and has its own opportunities. The ’Plugging the Leaks’ method recognizes that communities themselves know best how money enters and exits their area. By working collectively to improve their local economy, local communities are able to re-circulate cash internally.
 

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