Decentralization and Community Participation for Improving Access to Basic Services
Author : Housainou Taal
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 37,12 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Community development
ISBN :
Achieving Person-Centred Health Systems
Author : Ellen Nolte
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 32,98 MB
Release : 2020-08-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1108803725
Book Description
The idea of person-centred health systems is widely advocated in political and policy declarations to better address health system challenges. A person-centred approach is advocated on political, ethical and instrumental grounds and believed to benefit service users, health professionals and the health system more broadly. However, there is continuing debate about the strategies that are available and effective to promote and implement 'person-centred' approaches. This book brings together the world's leading experts in the field to present the evidence base and analyse current challenges and issues. It examines 'person-centredness' from the different roles people take in health systems, as individual service users, care managers, taxpayers or active citizens. The evidence presented will not only provide invaluable policy advice to practitioners and policymakers working on the design and implementation of person-centred health systems but will also be an excellent resource for academics and graduate students researching health systems in Europe. This title is available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Governance for Urban Services
Author : Shabbir Cheema
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 36,42 MB
Release : 2020-03-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9811529736
Book Description
This book examines three vital issues in urbanization and democratization: the institutional structures and processes of urban local governance to improve access to urban services; their outcomes in relation to low-income groups’ access to services, citizen participation in local governance, accountability of local leaders and officials, and transparency in local governance; and the factors that influence access to urban services, especially for the poor and marginalized groups. Further, it describes decentralization policies, views of the residents of slums on the effectiveness of government programs, and innovations in inclusive local governance and access to urban services.
Decentralization and the Provision and Financing of Social Services
Author : Cecilia Ugaz
Publisher :
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 33,31 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Decentralization in government
ISBN :
Book Description
Barrio Democracy in Latin America
Author : Eduardo Canel
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 34,58 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0271037326
Book Description
"Reconstructs the experience of participatory urban governance in three impoverished communities in Montevideo, Uruguay. Offers an account of various experiences and explains successes and failures in reference to the distinct traditions and resources found in each community"--Provided by publisher.
Opportunities and Challenges for Community Involvement in Public Service Provision in Rural Guatemala
Author : Johanna Speer
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 16,31 MB
Release : 2013-03-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Book Description
The purpose of the research summarized in this paper is to provide policy-relevant knowledge on the governance of rural services in Guatemala and thus to contribute to improving the provision of services that are essential for agricultural and rural development. Almost 10 years ago, the Guatemalan government decided to strengthen decentralization and community participation to improve the quality of public services, as well as access to these services for the poor, especially in rural areas. Based on quantitative and qualitative primary data, we examine how services are actually provided today and how community preferences and participation affect service provision in rural Guatemala. Our main finding is that the provision of formally decentralized services by local governments is incomplete. As a result, many rural communities continue to lack access to services, and some of them engage in supplying these services themselves. However, communities do not consider themselves to be more effective at service provision and would therefore prefer to be served by the government. Moreover, we find that community participation in the planning and evaluation of services has a positive impact on the responsiveness of the local governments service provision. However, the effectiveness of community participation varies greatly among the examined cases, with several participatory governance bodies not functioning properly due to low education levels, poverty, and weak civil-society organization.
Improving Access and Quality of Public Services in Latin America
Author : Guillermo Perry
Publisher : Springer
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 12,45 MB
Release : 2016-12-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 113759344X
Book Description
This book presents insights from several countries in Latin America and beyond on how to organize critical sectors, such as education, roads and water, to improve quality, access and affordability. The innovative, multi-disciplinary studies in this volume discuss the outcomes of decentralization, school autonomy, participatory budgeting at the local level and other accountability mechanisms. Rich quantitative analyses are complemented and enhanced by insights from interviews and quotes from those on the front lines: politicians, bureaucrats and service providers; as well as a variety of case-studies focusing on wider political economy questions, on the intricacies of political competition and governance reform, and on public spending efficiency in countries as varied as Colombia, Peru, Chile and Uruguay. As the authors demonstrate, Latin America has much to share with the rest of the world in terms of governance and public service delivery experiments and learnings.
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations for 2007, Part 1B, 109-2 Hearings, *
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1924 pages
File Size : 18,49 MB
Release : 2006
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
Achieving Better Service Delivery Through Decentralization in Ethiopia
Author : Marito Garcia
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 50,10 MB
Release : 2008-02-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0821373838
Book Description
Achieving Better Service Delivery Through Decentralization in Ethiopia examines the role decentralization has played in the improvement of human development indicators in Ethiopia. Ethiopia has made major strides in improving its human development indicators in the past 15 years, achieving significant increases in the coverage of basic education and health services in a short period of time. Improvements took place during a period of massive decentralization of fiscal resources, to the regions in 1994 and to woredas in 2002-03. The devolution of power and resources from the federal and regional governments to woredas appears to have improved the delivery of basic services. Surveys of beneficiaries reveal that they perceive that service coverage and quality have improved. Beneficiary satisfaction has increased markedly in education, and less conspicuously in water and health services. In the south, the decentralization to woredas in 2002-03 tended to narrow differences in per capita expenditures on education and health across woredas. Decentralization disproportionately favored woredas that are remote (more than 50 kilometers from a zonal capital), food-insecure, and pastoral, suggesting that decentralization has been pro-poor. Decentralization also narrowed the gap in educational outcomes between disadvantage and better-off woredas, especially in the south. Pastoral, food-insecure, and remote woredas gained in terms of the educational outcomes examined (gross enrollment rates, grade 8 examination pass rates, repetition rates, pupil-teacher ratios, and teacher-section ratios).
Basic Services for All in an Urbanizing World
Author : United Cities and Local Governments
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 26,31 MB
Release : 2014-07-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1317672836
Book Description
UCLG’s Third Global Report on Local Democracy and Decentralization (GOLD III) examines basic service provision and the current state-of-play of the local governance of basic services around the world. Basic Services for All in an Urbanizing World examines the enormous challenge of ensuring the universal provision of basic services in a world that is being shaped by rapid global urbanization, climate change, and economic, social and technological transformation. The world’s urban population is predicted to reach 5 billion people within the next 20-30 years. The report analyses the conditions necessary for local governments to provide these new urban residents with quality basic services. Water, sanitation, waste management, transport and energy are essential, not only for the preservation of human life and dignity, but also in driving economic growth and ensuring social equality. Each chapter examines a world region, drawing on existing research and consultation with local authorities on the ground. The chapters review access levels, legal and institutional frameworks, and the different ways in which basic services are managed and financed, as well as showcasing diverse examples of innovation in the local and multi-level governance of services. It concludes with a set of recommendations for all stakeholders with a view to making the goal of basic services for all a reality. This report contributes to discussions on the Millennium Development Goals and the UN Post-2015 Development Agenda. The findings of GOLD III will also be essential to promoting the vision of local governments at the 2016 UN Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat III).
