Decentralisation
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- Delivery of water supply and sanitation services in Ethiopia and the Nile
- ( T. Slaymaker;M. Adank;E. Boelee / Research-inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile Region , 2007)
- With a focus on RIPPLE (Research-inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile Region), this paper looks at research-inspired policy and practice learning in Ethiopia and the Nile. Ri...
- How to decentralise in the age of glocalisation?
- ( C. K. Sharma / Munich Personal RePEc Archive , 2008)
- The simultaneous operation of forces of globalisation and localisation which is being described as the process of glocalization, calls for fresh perspectives on decentralisation. This paper is an atte...
- Providing incentives to local governments in China
- ( L. Lixing / Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector, University of Maryland, Department of Economics , 2008)
- In transition and developing countries, a major concern of the central government is to give local governments incentives to spur market development and economic growth. This paper examines a distinct...
- Assessing corruption in Indonesia
- ( T. Rinaldi;M. Purnomo;D. Damayanti / World Bank Research , 2007)
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A year after regional autonomy entered into force in 2001, a wave of corruption cases swept across Indonesia’s newly empowered regional parliaments. The disclosure of corruption cases on this...
- The need for civil service reform in Indonesia.
- ( P. Tjiptoherijanto, / International Public Management Review , 2007)
- This paper assesses the role of the civil service in Indonesian government. It particularly focuses on the examining the need for reform of Indonesia’s civil service in the current context of gl...
- Traditional forms of collective action influence decentralisation reforms
- ( P. Arnaldo / Tampere University , 2007)
- This study analyses the characteristics of community participation in Cambodian rural schools. It looks at the spaces for participation created by the decentralisation reforms that the Government of C...
- District creation for patronage in Uganda
- ( E. Green / Crisis States Programme, LSE , 2008)
- Within the vast literature on decentralisation, there is little attention on one important aspect of decentralisation – namely the creation of new sub-national administrative units. This despite...
- Subnational governance in Afghanistan
- ( H. Nixon / Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit , 2008)
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This working paper presents findings on subnational governance in Afghanistan, including the role that Community Development Councils (CDCs) play at community levels.
The author finds t... - Decentralisation can reduce Serbia’s ethnic tension
- ( B. Huszka / Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels , 2007)
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This policy brief argues that Serbian government can reduce ethnic tension in the country by increasing local government autonomy. It says decentralization at the municipal level will benefit not o...
- How to deal with corruption in fiscal decentralisation reforms?
- ( I. Kolstad;O. Fjeldstad / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2006)
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A frequently used argument for fiscal decentralisation is that it increases accountability in raising and spending public funds. At the same time, there are concerns that it may lead to decent...
