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• Can islands of effectiveness thrive in difficult governance settings? : the political economy of local-level collaborative governance
  2011, Levy, Brian E-article

  Theory and evidence suggest that in countries with poor governance progress could be driven by...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Can knowledge trigger change?
  2012, Report

  This Briefing Note argues that there is an acute and pressing need for new perspectives...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Can participation be induced? : some evidence from developing countries
  2012, Mansuri, Ghazala and Rao, Vijayendra E-article

  The effectiveness of the World Bank´s multi-billion dollar investment in participatory development projects is examined....

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Can the design of community-driven development reduce the risk of elite capture? : evidence from Indonesia
  2006, Fritzen, Scott A. E-article

  This study from Indonesia shows that while CDD projects can help create spaces for elite...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Capacity assessment methodology : user's guide
  2007, Other

  The Guide provides UNDP and other development practitioners with an overview of UNDP’s approach to...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Capacity building for decentralised education service delivery in Ethiopia and Pakistan : a comparative analysis : a study prepared for the project Capacity, change and performance
  2005, Watson, David and Yohannes, Lissane and Khan, Adnan Qadir E-article

  This discussion paper summarizes the main features of the two cases. It identifies factors that...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Capacity building for participatory planning and budgeting in Africa : initiatives and strategic perspectives
  2006, Matovu, George Conference proceeding/ paper

  Capacity building will be necessary to balance top-down and local-level bottom-up participatory planning and budgeting...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Capacity building in humanitarian aid PSO 2007 - 2010 : policy modification.
  2007, Wagenaar, S., Tukker, H., Roorda, T. Policy document

  This policy paper describes an update of the PSO policy for humanitarian aid, which dates...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Capacity building is not an event but a process : lesson from health sector decentralization of Nepal
  2009, Gurung, Gagan E-article

  After handing over the management of local health institutions in Nepal to local Health Facility...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Capacity change and performance : insights and implications for development cooperation
  2008, Land, Tony Other

  This brief summarizes the findings of a 5-year research programme on capacity, change and performance....

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  Decentralization & local governance