Local governance & decentralization
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- Socio-economic and political consequences of service delivery in Africa
- ( R. Mattes / Afrobarometer , 2010)
- While the delivery of services of such as security, education, water and sanitation and telecommunication are seen in most places around the world as essential responsibilities of the state, the typic...
- Are Kenyan citizens able to participate in local governance?
- ( W. Mitullah (ed) / Afrobarometer , 2010)
- Local governance has been glorified as a panacea for development because it is embedded in the decentralization debates, policies and programs across the African continent. However, many citizens are ...
- Decentralization through the Panchayati Raj Institutions in India
- ( S. Menon (ed) / Munich Personal RePEc Archive , 2007)
- At independence, about a third of the villages in India had flourishing traditional Panchayats. The government decided to promote their creation as effective units of local self- government with the a...
How responsive is local governance to citizens' needs in sub-Saharan Africa?
- ( M. Bratton / Afrobarometer , 2010)
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The daily lives of Africans remain relatively untouched by the agents and institutions of a central state.
Ordinary people are more likely to experience day-to-day interactions with local gov... - Mali: building the capacity of local governance
- ( F. Cisse (ed);S. Diakite (ed);H. Sidibe (ed) / SNV , 2007)
- The future of the democratic process in Mali now depends on sustainable development and the acquisition of governance skills at the local level. Under the current legislation in Mali, the stakeholders...
- Effects of higher salaries on politicians' performance in Brazil
- ( C. Ferraz (ed);F. Finanz (ed) / National Bureau of Economic Research, USA , 2010)
- Governments that guarantee property rights and fight corruption are said to have the right incentives for economic prosperity. However, what determines the quality of government is less understood. Th...
- Auditing in Brazil as an anti-corruption strategy
- ( C. Ferraz;F. Finan / National Bureau of Economic Research, USA , 2009)
- Political institutions can affect corruption. The researcher uses audit reports from an anti-corruption programme in Brazil to construct new measures of political corruption in local governments and t...
- Decentralisation and accountability in Mexico
- ( M. Grindle (ed) / John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University , 2010)
- As countries throughout the world democratise and decentralise, citizen participation in public life should increase. It is said citizens in a decentralised and democratic system of government are gov...
- Civil society roles in Tanzania
- ( W. Egli;D. Zurcher / NADEL – Centre for Development and Cooperation (ETH Zurich) , 2007)
- In many developing countries decentralisation efforts have been planned and implemented as a means to improve service delivery to all citizens, to increase citizen participation, and to improve good g...
- Improving urban governance in Latin America
- ( R. Bird (ed);J. Cuadrado-Roura (ed);J. Güell (ed) / Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo / Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) , 2008)
- This book is based on a study that analysed recent advances in research and practice on the management of metropolitan areas in Latin America. It discusses options to improve democratic governance of ...
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