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• The challenge of coping with mobility within a decentralized context : response of local governments, NGOs and chiefs to internal and international migration in two districts of the Brong Ahafo region
  2012, Vletter, Joanne de Portal

  This thesis examines to what extent local governments, NGOs and traditional chiefs integrate migration within...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• The challenges of decentralisation design in Cambodia
  2004, Rusten, Caroline Portal

  Since 2001, Cambodia has embarked on its decentralization reform but a number of challenges remain,...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• The challenges of decentralization
  2005, Devas, Nick Portal

  This paper examines the mixed motivations for decentralization, the practical constraints of both performance and...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• The challenges of women participation in local governance : the case of Accra and Tamale metropolitan assemblies
  2010, Mahamadu, Abdul-Razak Portal

  Qualitative data and statistics of female councilors from 1994 to 2006 in Tamale and Accra...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• The changing face of local governance? : community development councils in Afghanistan
  2008, Nixon, Hamish Portal

  This working paper presents findings from research on sub-national governance in Afghanistan, including the role...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• The changing role of agricultural extension in a global economy
  2006, Swanson, Burton E. Portal

  This paper outlines the elements of a decentralized, market-driven extension strategy that has been tested...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• The character of school governance in South Sumatera, Indonesia
  2012], Alamsyah, Alamsyah and Mardianto, Mardianto Portal

  The effect of education decentralization on school governance was examined in South Sumatra, Indonesia. The...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• The Community development carbon fund (CDCF) : assessment of community benefits and sustainable development
  2009, Sen, Aditi Portal

  The Community Development Carbon Fund (CDCF) supports projects that measurably benefit poor communities and generate...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• The comparative study of local governance : towards a global approach
  2010, Stoker, Gerry Portal

  To allow global comparisons, this article focuses attention on 4 societal roles of local government...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• The complexities of decentralization in a globalizing world
  2009, Engel, Stefanie and Palmer, Charles Portal

  The interplay of decentralization and globalization in affecting environmental outcomes and community welfare is analysed...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance