Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. and Adjinacou, Cyriaque and Langley, Philip and Leask, Lou | cop. 2008
- Author(s): Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. and Adjinacou, Cyriaque and Langley, Philip and Leask, Lou
- Publisher: KIT [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: decentralization in government, public services, water supply, local government, institutional infrastructure, development strategies, benin
This bulletin explores the conditions in which the sector-wide approach can strengthen local development institutions. In Benin, the Direction Générale de l’Eau has systematically incorporated into its strategy the institutional reforms geared to deconcentration and then decentralization.
Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. and Baltissen, Gerard | [ca. 2007]
- Author(s): Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. and Baltissen, Gerard
- Publisher: Royal tropical institute (KIT). Development, policy and practice
- Pages: --
- Keywords: decentralization in government, governance, capacity building, rural planning, community development
As part of its work on rural decentralization and local governance, KIT supports the complex processes by facilitating capacity development and learning, knowledge generation and translation, advisory services and by strengthening links with policy-making processes.
Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. and Baltissen, Gerard and Lodenstein, Elsbet | 2008
- Author(s): Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. and Baltissen, Gerard and Lodenstein, Elsbet
- Publisher: Royal tropical institute (KIT)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: local government, capacity building, private sector, informal sector, poverty alleviation, west africa
This paper examines how local governments can support private sector actors within their territory: farmers and enterprises, both formal and informal. The focus is on poverty alleviation in West Africa.
Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. and Guijt, Irene | 2006
- Author(s): Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. and Guijt, Irene
- Publisher: Royal tropical institute (KIT) : for World bank
- Pages: --
- Keywords: governance, popular participation, evaluation, project monitoring
The potential benefits of participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E) for local governance for key actors and multi-stakeholder processes are discussed and operational guidelines for introducing PM&E are outlined.
Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. and Nelen, Joost and Traoré, Nata | 2011]
- Author(s): Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. and Nelen, Joost and Traoré, Nata
- Publisher: World bank etc.
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural land, private sector, land acquisition, food security, small farms, west africa
A 2010 survey in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger determined the scale of land acquisition by domestic investors in West Africa. Most acquisitions took place after 2000. Most investors are urban. Formal tenure on customary land is difficult. A move to involve smallholders should be encouraged.