Title: Developing a research agenda on the gender dimensions of decentralization : background paper for the IDRC 2003 Gender unit research competition

Authors: MacLean, Melissa

Place: [Ottawa]

Publisher: IDRC

Year: 2003

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Subject: Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Keywords: women's rights, decentralization in government, local government, gender research, latin america, caribbean region, bolivia, guatemala

Abstract: Having reviewed the gender implications of debates on decentralization, governance and rights, decentralization experiences in Latin America and the Caribbean are examined, and promising approaches and topics for research are identified.

URL: http://www.idrc.ca/uploads/user-S/10648666471Background_Paper_-_Gender_dimensions_of_Decentralization.doc

Document type: Portal