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• The contribution of local governments
  2011, Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. Portal

  In a world with a growing demand for land, improving local tenure security on a...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• The contribution of youth associations towards community development in Igabi local government areas of Kaduna state, North-western, Nigeria
  2012, Ango, A.K. Portal

  Youth associations clearly contribute towards community development in a local government area in Nigeria. Although...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• The democratic impact of ICT in Africa
  2012, Dobra, Alexandra Portal

  This paper develops the so-called “African model of ICT practice”, which proposes a set of...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• The development role of traditional authorities in view of the decentralization in Malawi
  2005, Magomero, Christopher Julio Portal

  The role of traditional authorities or chiefs in rural development within the decentralization system of...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• The dynamics of decentralization in Asia and Latin America : towards a comparative interdisciplinary perspective
  2006, Smoke, Paul J. and Gَmez, Eduardo J. Portal

  If more researchers study decentralization from a broader perspective, more could be learned about its...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• The effectiveness of local business service centres in disseminating information to woman entrepreneurs in Gauteng, South Africa
  2011, Chiloane-Tsoka, Evelyn G. Portal

  This article examines the effectiveness of local business service centres (LBSCs) as information dissemination operations....

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• The effectiveness of the state, intergovernmental relations, and the success or failure of the international strategy in Afghanistan
  [2009], Boex, Jamie and Cadwell, Charles Portal

  The characteristics of the current intergovernmental system and the burden on the delivery of citizen-focused...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• The effects of decentralisation and privatisation on urban environmental management : waste management in the Accra metropolitan area
  cop. 2004, Obirih-Opareh, Nelson Portal

  This study deals with new institutional arrangements for solid waste management in Accra, Ghana. It...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• The effects of political reservations for women on local governance and rural service provision : survey evidence from Karnataka
  2009, Raabe, Katharina and Sekher, Madhushree and Birner, Regina Portal

  Evidence from India is used to qualify & quantify the role of political reservation policies...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
  

• The effects of rural land certification in securing land rights : a case of Amhara region, Ethiopia
  2010, Belay, Assefa Portal

  The impact of a government certification programme on land improvement was examined, using the case...

  Subject :

  Rural Decentralization and Local Governance