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• Decentralization : facilitatiing relationships between civil society and local governments
  2010-, Other

  The decentralization activities of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) generally concern: (1)...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Decentralization : false start or new dawn?
  2002, Stren, Richard E-article

  Earlier false starts of decentralization are reviewed. It is argued that the balance of costs...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Decentralization : fueling the fire or dampening the flames of ethnic conflict and secessionism?
  2006, Brancati, Dawn E-article

  This paper uses statistical analysis of 23 democracies from 1990 to 2000 to show that...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Decentralization : poverty reduction, empowerment and participation (unedited version)
  2005, Collado, Cristino M. Report

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Decentralization against parties? : the effects of decentralization on political parties in Bolivia, Colombia and Peru
  2011], Dargent, Eduardo and Vegara, Alberto E-article

  The alleged negative effect of decentralization reforms on national political parties was studied in Bolivia,...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Decentralization and agricultural development : introduction to the training path on decentralization and agricultural development : thematic overview
  cop. 2005, Lai, K.C. and Cistulli, Vito Other

  These modules could be of interest to a broad audience of policy analysts, decision makers,...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Decentralization and community empowerment : does community empowerment deepen democracy and improve service delivery?
  2006, Brinkerhoff, Derick W. and Azfar, Omar E-article

  This paper focuses on community empowerment (CE) and explores its relationship to democratic decentralized local...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Decentralization and community forest management in Burkina Faso : constraints and challenges
  2011, Coulibaly-Lingani, P. Portal

  This study examines the constraints of a decentralizing, participatory forest management program in Burkina Faso....

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Decentralization and conflicts : a guideline
  2006, Schrottshammer, Eva and Kievelitz, Uwe and Bleis, Christoph Other

  This guideline examines the most important connections between decentralization and violent conflicts and discusses the...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• Decentralization and deforestation : the moderating role of polycentric governance
  2012, Wright, Glenn D. E-article

  Cases from Peru and Bolivia show that decentralization has an ambiguous effect on forest cover...

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  Decentralization & local governance