Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Performance management including measurement, monitoring and evaluation : a management guide for African public service managers

| 2011
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Conference of African ministers of public service (CAMPS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: management, guidelines, development strategies, evaluation, public administration, africa south of sahara
As part of the operationalization of the long term strategy of the African governance and public administration programme, this guide was prepared to improve performance management and measurements systems and practices including monitoring and evaluation.

Towards better service delivery : an economic update on Cameroon : with a focus on fiscal decentralization

| 2011
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World bank]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, fiscal policy, public services, health, education, water supply, sanitation, cameroon
In Cameroon, decentralization is the principal policy tool to improve service delivery. Some key building blocks in fiscal decentralization still need to be addressed to prevent indicators for primary school completion, child mortality, sanitation, and drinking water from dropping.

Empowering Indonesian communities through direct participation in developing infrastructure and services

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World bank
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: world bank, infrastructure, public services, local government, poverty alleviation, community participation, rural development, indonesia
The National Program for Community Empowerment encourages local communities to participate in the planning process; provides financial support to the communities for poverty alleviation; and enhances the partnership of central and local governments to best provide services where most needed.

International cooperation in local governance and decentralization in Latin America and the Caribbean : an initial mapping

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: United nations development programme (UNDP)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: accountability, evaluation, development assistance, international co-operation, decentralization in government, local government, caribbean region, latin america
This is a general overview and reference for international co-operation in local governance and decentralization in Latin America and the Caribbean. It also seeks to contribute to effective, realistic and broad action in local governance and decentralization.

Centre of excellence for local governance : detailed project report

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: local government, information exchange, information networks, decentralization in government, india
A detailed project report was prepared for the proposed National Institute of Panchayati Raj (NIPR) as an apex Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Local Governance. The CoE should aim to become a repository of local governance knowledge, while helping Panchayats to delivering on development goals.
 

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