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• The good, the bad and the governance : governance criteria and political choices
  2007, Schmitz, T. E-article

  What does good governance exactly mean? Should it be promoted in order to enhance democracy?...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• The governance gap : a response to Kony2012
  cop. 2011, Oosterom, Marjoke and Kool, Esther and Otim, Patrick and Luzinda, Solomon and Maden, Tim van der Portal

  This documentary shwos how the conflict with the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) undermines people's capacities...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• The green rush : the global race for farmland and the rights of land users
  2011, De Schutter, Olivier Portal

  This article questions the claimed advantages of land grab. It is likely that the poorest...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• The growth of cities in East-Africa : consequences for urban food supply : paper developed by the RUAF Foundation for the World Bank
  2010, Dubbeling, M., Pasquini, M. Report

  In the first chapter the paper assesses trends in urban growth, poverty, climate and food...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• The Hague academy for local governance : programme 2012
  [2011], Klokke, Rebke Portal

  The Hague Academy for Local Governance offers open enrolment courses, tailor-made training programmes, study visits...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• The Hague academy for local governance : training programme 2013
  [2013], Klokke, Rebke Portal

  The Hague Academy for Local Governance offers open enrolment courses, tailor-made training programmes, study visits...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• The Hunger project : empowering women and men to end their own hunger
  [2012- ], Portal

  The Hunger Project carries out its mission through three activities: mobilizing village clusters at the...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• The illusion of ethics for good local governance in South Africa
  2010, Vyas-Doorgapersad, S. and Ababio, E.P. Portal

  The practical outcomes of ethical, state-of-the-art legislation in South Africa are rather illusive. The article...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• The impact and effectiveness of transparency and accountability initiatives : a review of the evidence to date : synthesis report
  2010, McGee, Rosemary and Gaventa, John and Barrett, Greg Portal

  This report distils findings from reviews of transparency and accountability initiatives in the areas of...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• The impact of decentralization on large scale irrigation : evidence from the Philippines
  2011, Araral, Eduardo K. Portal

  Econometric analysis of a 83,000 hectares irrigation system in the Philippines finds that decentralized subsystems...

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  Decentralization & local governance