Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Harmonisation and alignment strategies in the field of decentralisation and local governance : a review of country practices and experiences : Tanzania case study : international development partner harmonisation for enhanced aid effectiveness : final report

Hesselbarth, Susanne and Hansen, Finn and Olsen, Hans | 2007
  • Author(s): Hesselbarth, Susanne and Hansen, Finn and Olsen, Hans
  • Publisher: InWEnt]. Development partners working group on local governance and decentralisation (DPWG-LGD)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, local government, governance, development assistance, tanzania, east africa
This study reviews experiences and strategies in harmonizing and increasing effectiviness in donor support to decentralization and local governance processes in Tanzania. It identifies lessons learned and future perspectives.

Decentralisation in Peru's agricultural policy : a critical review from 1993 to 1998

Heuft, Anja and Buchenrieder, Gertrud | 2000
  • Author(s): Heuft, Anja and Buchenrieder, Gertrud
  • Publisher: Universitنt Hohenheim - Tropenzentrum : Institut für Agrar- und Sozialِkonomie in den Tropen und Subtropen
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural policy, agricultural administration, decentralization in government, public administration, agricultural development, subsidies, peru

Participation : from tyranny to transformation? : exploring new approaches to participation in development

Hickey, Samuel and Mohan, Giles | 2007
  • Author(s): Hickey, Samuel and Mohan, Giles
  • Publisher: Zed
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: popular participation, local government, governance, development projects, poverty alleviation
[Partial preview] In this volume, development and other social policy scholars and practitioners show how participation can help produce genuine transformation for marginalized communities. It captures the recent convergence between participatory development and participatory governance.

Bringing women into local governance : a review of enabling mechanisms in South Africa

Hicks, Janine | 2011
  • Author(s): Hicks, Janine
  • Publisher: Oxford university press
  • Pages: 351--364
  • Keywords: local government, women in politics, poverty, institutional infrastructure, popular participation, south africa
This article assesses South Africa's progress in establishing a constitutional and legislative framework for engaging women in participatory democracy. Recommendations are made to ensure that more poor women are engaged in local decision-making.

Strengthening women's participation in local governance : lessons and strategies

Hicks, Janine | 2011
  • Author(s): Hicks, Janine
  • Publisher: Oxford university press
  • Pages: 36--50
  • Keywords: women, local government, popular participation, political participation, municipal government, decision-making, south africa
This paper seeks to explore the extent to which existing participatory mechanisms enable active participation by women in municipal processes in South Africa, and possible alternative approaches and models to strengthen this.
 

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