Participation and local governance and institutions
- How farmers’ organisations help poorer farmers gain access to agricultural services
- B. Wennink; S. Nederlof; W. Heemskerk / Royal Tropical Institute, 2008
- Farmers’ organisations (FOs) in Sub-Saharan Africa play an increasing importance role in allowing farmers to access agricultural services. But are poorer and disadvantaged farmers always able to par...
- Towards wellbeing in forest communities: a sourcebook for local government
- M., A. Albornoz; M. Becker; A. Cahyat / Center for International Forestry Research, 2008
- Local governments have an important role to play in enhancing the wellbeing of forest communities, yet often lack the capacity to understand and address local needs. This source book provides a useful resource for local governments, l...
- Local contexts influence the outcomes of participatory budgeting
- Warwick E. Murray; T. Wood / Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation, University of Amsterdam, 2007
- This paper presents a comparative evaluation of participatory budgeting experience in the cities of Porto Alegre and Belo Horizonte in Brazil with the objective of finding out how local circumstances or geographies can affect outcomes...
- Steps for training local governance leaders
- D. Hammer / MethodFinder, 2006
- Decentralisation has emerged as one of the key reforms for enhancing good governance, however governance capacity at the local level often remains weak. This manual intends to help development agencies build the capacity of local gove...
- The contemporary role of village councils in India
- K., A. Pur; M. Moore / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2007
- ‘Customary village councils’ (CVCs) are widespread in rural India but are generally believed to be disappearing institutions of a pre-democratic, hierarchical socio-political order. This paper questions this assumpti...
- Elections or participatory processes – which is given more legitimacy?
- B. Olken / Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, 2007
- Decentralisation processes in the developing world have raised question about how local political processes affect the provision of local public goods. This paper explores how different local political mechanisms affect the satisfacti...
- Can participation help empower children in Afghanistan?
- C. O’Kane / Children, Youth and Environments, 2007
- Following more than two decades of war, the range of child rights violations in Afghanistan were significant. Child-focused agencies working in Afghanistan during the 1990s had mainly focused on reducing the threats to children’...
- What are the current challenges facing Bolivia’s MAS government?
- Bolivia Information Forum, 2007
- This report bulletin focuses on recent developments and issues in Bolivia under the current MAS government led by Evo Morales. It particularly focuses on four themes: conflicting visions of the future and the constituen...
- How can India reach its child mortality, gender equality and hunger eradications MDG’s?
- N. Jones; M. Lyytikainen; M. Mukherjee / Young Lives, 2007
- This paper evaluates an attempt in Andhara Pradesh to improve the outreach, quality and accountability of education, health and early childhood development services. The project specifically aims to involve parents closely with their ...
- What is the state of democracy in Ghana?
- Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project, 2007
- This research assesses the level of democratic development in Ghana and provides an analysis on the openness of various democratic spaces. While welcoming the substantial progress made since 1992, the report draws attention to th...
- Towards wellbeing in forest communities: a sourcebook for local government
- M., A. Albornoz; M. Becker; A. Cahyat / Center for International Forestry Research, 2008
- Local governments have an important role to play in enhancing the wellbeing of forest communities, yet often lack the capacity to understand and address local needs. This source book provides a useful resource for local governments, l...
- Local contexts influence the outcomes of participatory budgeting
- Warwick E. Murray; T. Wood / Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation, University of Amsterdam, 2007
- This paper presents a comparative evaluation of participatory budgeting experience in the cities of Porto Alegre and Belo Horizonte in Brazil with the objective of finding out how local circumstances or geographies can affect outcomes...
- Steps for training local governance leaders
- D. Hammer / MethodFinder, 2006
- Decentralisation has emerged as one of the key reforms for enhancing good governance, however governance capacity at the local level often remains weak. This manual intends to help development agencies build the capacity of local gove...
- The contemporary role of village councils in India
- K., A. Pur; M. Moore / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2007
- ‘Customary village councils’ (CVCs) are widespread in rural India but are generally believed to be disappearing institutions of a pre-democratic, hierarchical socio-political order. This paper questions this assumpti...
- Elections or participatory processes – which is given more legitimacy?
- B. Olken / Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, 2007
- Decentralisation processes in the developing world have raised question about how local political processes affect the provision of local public goods. This paper explores how different local political mechanisms affect the satisfacti...
- Can participation help empower children in Afghanistan?
- C. O’Kane / Children, Youth and Environments, 2007
- Following more than two decades of war, the range of child rights violations in Afghanistan were significant. Child-focused agencies working in Afghanistan during the 1990s had mainly focused on reducing the threats to children’...
- What are the current challenges facing Bolivia’s MAS government?
- Bolivia Information Forum, 2007
- This report bulletin focuses on recent developments and issues in Bolivia under the current MAS government led by Evo Morales. It particularly focuses on four themes: conflicting visions of the future and the constituen...
- How can India reach its child mortality, gender equality and hunger eradications MDG’s?
- N. Jones; M. Lyytikainen; M. Mukherjee / Young Lives, 2007
- This paper evaluates an attempt in Andhara Pradesh to improve the outreach, quality and accountability of education, health and early childhood development services. The project specifically aims to involve parents closely with their ...
- What is the state of democracy in Ghana?
- Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project, 2007
- This research assesses the level of democratic development in Ghana and provides an analysis on the openness of various democratic spaces. While welcoming the substantial progress made since 1992, the report draws attention to th...
- How can effective, transparent and accountable aid be delivered to Burma?
- E. Stover; V. Suwanvanichkij; A. Moss / Human Rights Center, University of California, Berkeley, 2007
- This document sheds light on the factors that have contributed to Burma’s health situation and the spread of infectious diseases in Burma, and across its borders. It also explores options for the delivery of international aid to...
- Center for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD)
- Center for Participatory Research and Development is an independent, non-profit policy, research and implementation institute.
- Netherlands Institute for Muliparty Democracy
- An institute of political parties for political parties
- National Democratic Institute
- Nonprofit organisation working to strengthen and expand democracy worldwide
- International Conference on Engaging Communities
- 2005 UN and Queensland government organised conference resulting in the Brisbane Declaration on Community Engagement.
