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• The politics of poverty : elites, citizens and states : findings from ten years of DFID-funded research on governance and fragile states 2001-2010 : a synthesis paper
  cop. 2010, Ramshaw, Graeme Portal

  This paper provides a brief overview of what different DFID funded programmes have told us...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• The present status of decentralization of governance in Haryana : a study of Kaithal district
  2012, Kumar, Satish Portal

  A study of the present status of decentralization of governance in Haryana, India, indicates that...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• The private media in Syria
  2010, Kawakibi, S. Report

  This working paper is about the private media in Syria. A new publishing law was...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• The promotion of developmental local government to facilitate a developmental state
  2012, Madumo, Onkgopotse S. Portal

  The concept \"developmental state\" is clarified and the post-apartheid local government sphere and its own...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• The pursuit of integrity in customs : experiences from sub-Saharan Africa
  2009, Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge Portal

  This paper argues that the reforms have been too focused on formal institutions, and have...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• The quality of local political leadership is crucial for effective service delivery
  ca. 2009], Rapoo, Thabo and Richards, Robin Portal

  Elected local councillors, particularly ward councillors, should help shape citizen perceptions of the efficacy in...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• The relationship between transparent and participative government : a study of local governments in the United States
  2012, Welch, Eric W. Portal

  The article provides public administrators with greater insight into causes of and relationships between transparency...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• The relevance of the decentralization literature for fiscal policy design
  2004, Zilal Hamzah, Muhammad Portal

  An historical Islamic perspective on fiscal aspects of decentralization is developed and the current literature...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• The relevance of the state in a globalizing world
  2012, Ngo, T.-W. Lecture

  The state has until now been the main governing institution of modern society. However, in...

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  Decentralization & local governance
  

• The rise of local governments : an overview
  [cop. 2006], Bardhan, Pranab and Mookherjee, Dilip Portal

  In this introduction to \"Decentralization and local governance in developing countries : a comparative perspective\"...

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  Decentralization & local governance