Decentralization 2009: Summary report
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 11,70 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Decentralization in government
ISBN :
Regional Dynamics in a Decentralized Indonesia
Author : Hal Hill
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 16,16 MB
Release : 2014-05-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9814459852
Book Description
Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state. In 2001 it embarked on a "big bang" decentralization involving a major transfer of administrative, political and financial authority to its districts, now numbering more than 500. Together with the rapid transition from authoritarian to democratic rule in the late 1990s, this initiative has transformed the country's political, social and business life. While national government is the major area of contestation, power has shifted irreversibly away from the centre. How this significantly increased regional autonomy works will have a crucial bearing on the future of the Indonesian nation-state. This volume features contributions by over 40 writers with deep expertise on Indonesia. The book provides a timely, comprehensive and analytical assessment of the country's regional development dynamics in the post-decentralization environment. It explores historical, political and development patterns at the regional level; the relationship between decentralization and governance; local-level perspectives; migration, cities and connectivity; and the challenges confronting the peripheral regions of Aceh and Papua.
Decentralization 2009: Main report
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 30,58 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Decentralization in government
ISBN :
Book Description
Decentralization, Local Governance, and Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific
Author : Bruno Carrasco
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 33,43 MB
Release : 2022-10-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1000652963
Book Description
Since its adoption in 2015, the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development has shaped not only international development cooperation but also the design of national trajectories for social and economic development. In tandem with other global agendas adopted that year (such as the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and UN Habitat’s New Urban Agenda) it remains the global and regional blueprint for sustainable development despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The term "localizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)" has been used to capture the importance of subnational governments for achieving national SDG agendas. However, there is little deeper analysis of the required nexus between fiscal, political, and legal arrangements for SNGs; their involvement in national policy arenas (which discuss and decide on national SDG strategies); and the need for locally disaggregated data systems on the one hand, and effective SDG localization strategies on the other hand. It is this aspect which the present publication explores in greater detail by using country examples and conceptual analyses. The text will be of interest to policymakers, scholars, students and practitioners in public policy and public administration, decentralization, and sustainable development, with a focus on the Asia and Pacific region. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative License (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO).
Yes, Africa Can
Author : Punam Chuhan-Pole
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 12,94 MB
Release : 2011-06-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821387456
Book Description
Takes an in-depth look at twenty-six economic and social development successes in Sub-Saharan African countries, and addresses how these countries have overcome major developmental challenges.
Institutions Taking Root
Author : Naazneen H. Barma
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 47,75 MB
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 146480270X
Book Description
Building and operating successful public institutions is a perennial and long-term challenge for governments, which is compounded by the volatile conditions found in fragile settings. Yet some government agencies do manage to take root and achieve success in delivering results earning legitimacy and forging resilience in otherwise challenging contexts. Drawing on mixed-method empirical research carried out on nine public agencies in Lao PDR, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, and Timor Leste, this volume identifies the shared causal mechanisms underpinning institutional success in fragile states by examining the inner workings of these institutions, along with the external operational environment and sociopolitical context in which they exist. Successful institutions share and deploy a common repertoire of internal and external operational strategies. In addition they connect this micro-institutional repertoire to the macro-sociopolitical context along three discernible pathways to institutional success. Institutional development is a heavily contextual, dynamic, and non-linear process but certain actionable lessons emerge for policy-makiers and development partners.
Decentralized Governance and Accountability
Author : Jonathan A. Rodden
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 43,61 MB
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1108571093
Book Description
At the end of the twentieth century, academics and policymakers welcomed a trend toward fiscal and political decentralization as part of a potential solution for slow economic growth and poor performance by insulated, unaccountable governments. For the last two decades, researchers have been trying to answer a series of vexing questions about the political economy of multi-layered governance. Much of the best recent research on decentralization has come from close collaborations between university researchers and international aid institutions. As the volume and quality of this collaborative research have increased in recent decades, the time has come to review the lessons from this literature and apply them to debates about future programming. In this volume, the contributors place this research in the broader history of engagement between aid institutions and academics, particularly in the area of decentralized governance, and outline the challenges and opportunities to link evidence and policy action.
Decentralised Governance and Development in Tribal Areas in Odisha, India
Author : Bishnu Prasad Mohapatra
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 48,51 MB
Release : 2023-08-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1527528952
Book Description
This book is a result of a piece of field-based research that discusses the institutional arrangements and workings of the rural local governments, otherwise known as the Panchayati Raj institutions, in rural and tribal areas (scheduled areas) in the context of the enactment of important constitutional and legal provisions. It focuses on understanding decentralised governance through political structures and workings of rural local governments and the contributions of these institutions in shaping the political economy of the tribal people in India through the case of Odisha. It highlights the Panchayati Raj institutions that have been instrumental in strengthening the local politics and governance, as well as propelling the economic development, of tribal communities in rural areas. It demonstrates that effective implementation is the tantamount of strengthening the livelihoods of poor tribal people.
Governing Urban Africa
Author : Carlos Nunes Silva
Publisher : Springer
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 22,36 MB
Release : 2016-12-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1349951099
Book Description
This book explores some of the key challenges confronting the governance of cities in Africa, the reforms implemented in the field of urban governance, and the innovative approaches in critical areas of local governance, namely in the broad field of decentralization and urban planning reform, citizen participation, and good governance. The collection also investigates the constraints that continuously hamper urban governments as well as the ability to improve urban governance in African cities through citizen responsive innovations. Decentralization based on the principle of subsidiarity emerges as a critical necessary reform if African cities are to be appropriately empowered to face the challenges created by the unprecedented urban growth rate experienced all over the continent. This requires, among other initiatives, the implementation of an effective local self-government system, the reform of planning laws, including the adoption of new planning models, the development of citizen participation in local affairs, and new approaches to urban informality. The book will be of interest to students, researchers and policy makers in urban studies, and in particular for those interested in urban planning in Africa.
Decentralized Governance and Accountability
Author : Jonathan A. Rodden
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 34,23 MB
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 110849790X
Book Description
Reviews recent lessons about decentralized governance and implications for future development programs and policies.
