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• Periodization of South African local government reformation since 1994 : (im)perfect democratic transition
  2012, Tshishonga, Ndwakhulu and Dipholo, Kenneth Portal

  This paper traces the different periods from the colonial and apartheid era to the current...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• Perspectives on decentralization
  cop. 2011, Manor, James Portal

  This articles deals with issues connected to accountability and transparency, with the complicated record of...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• PG exchange
  2010-, Portal

  This is a global online platform for knowledge development, sharing and learning on participatory governance...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• PGIS's relevance, applicability and conditions in local rural development : a case study with village development planning in Bach Ma national park buffer zone, Vietnam
  2004, Trang, Nguyen Thuy Portal

  The relevance of participatory GIS (PGIS) for developing countries was examined, especially in relation to...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• Phuhlisani : clear thinking for change
  cop. 2008-, Portal

  Phuhlisani and Associates provides services in support of land reform and rural development, including strategy...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• Pitfalls of participatory programs : evidence from a randomized evaluation in education in India
  2008, Banerjee, Abhijit Portal

  In India, the government program on universal primary education organizes both locally elected leaders and...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• Place-based leadership in a global era
  2011, Hambleton, Robin Portal

  Local governments across the world face challenges of globalisation and urbanisation. In many countries, a...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• Planact : making towns & cities work for people
  2012-, Portal

  Planact is a people-centred, community development organization in Gauteng, South Africa. It builds the capacity...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• Planning and budgeting : linking policy, planning, and budgeting : a background paper
  2007, Portal

  Many governments face significant challenges trying to improve planning, budgeting, and the links between the...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• Planning in all its (dis)guises : spheres of government, functional areas and authority
  2012, Van Wyk, Jeannie van Portal

  The constitutional framework of the powers and functions of local government in South Africa leaves...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance