Bangaly, Mamadou | 2002
- Author(s): Bangaly, Mamadou
- Publisher:
- Pages: 39--42
- Keywords: popular participation, rural planning, decentralization in government, poverty alleviation, mali
This article describes the process by which Rural Councils in Mali establish local development plans in a participatory manner in order to qualify for a central Capital Development Fund grant. It looks at the preconditions for quality participation and making the decentralization process a success.
Bapat, Jyotsna | 2007]
- Author(s): Bapat, Jyotsna
- Publisher: Oxford university press
- Pages: 210--225
- Keywords: decentralization in government, water supply, sanitation, rural areas, local government, civil society, nongovernmental organizations, community organization, india
The status of water supply and sanitation in rural India is explored and the milestones achieved through decentralization of this sector is examined. The role of NGOs, CBOs, and panchayats in promoting water and sanitation is evaluated through case studies.
Baral, Nabin and Heinen, Joel T. | 2007
- Author(s): Baral, Nabin and Heinen, Joel T.
- Publisher:
- Pages: 520--531
- Keywords: development policy, economic aspects, social aspects, popular participation, nature conservation, decentralization in government, nepal
Household participation and benefits from decentralized participatory conservation programmes in Nepal were examined for two protected areas in the Terai. The benefits of participation outweighed the costs. The performance of grassroots organizations and levels of participation were correlated.
Bardhan, Pranab | 2002
- Author(s): Bardhan, Pranab
- Publisher: American economic association (AEA)
- Pages: 185--205
- Keywords: decentralization in government, development strategies, economic policy, community organization
A critical discussion of decentralization in developing and transition countries is presented. In their fight against the central state, free market advocates and community governance proponents often ignore that \"community failures\" may be as serious as market failures or government failures.
Bardhan, Pranab and Mookherjee, Dilip | [cop. 2006]
- Author(s): Bardhan, Pranab and Mookherjee, Dilip
- Publisher: MIT
- Pages: 1--52
- Keywords: local government, decentralization in government, democracy, elite, popular participation, poverty alleviation, africa south of sahara, latin america, asia
In this introduction to \"Decentralization and local governance in developing countries : a comparative perspective\" possible reasons for local governance to fail are examined. The focus is on decentralization of political authority to local governments at a level lower than states or provinces.