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The networks employment and income (e+i) and Democratisation, Decentralisation, and Local Governance (DDLG) jointly support SDC’s work on Local Economic Development (LED), which is an important “common denominator” of the respective network’s activities. LED is essentially a part of local governance and in a decentralized context the responsibility of the local government. LED focuses on improving the competitiveness and economic situation of a territory, together with the other local governance processes contributing to improving life in a specific territory. LED and local governance programs can enhance each other. 




Key documents: SDC

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Key Reading Documents (from SDC)

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    Managing LED Projects

    Guidance paper for SDC head office and cooperation office staff. After getting some initial understanding of what LED is, for example from the LED Overview developed for SDC, this guidance will help you to deepen your understanding of the implications of LED for programme management within SDC’s Project Cycle Management (PCM).

    Key Reading Document
    SDC
    2022
    Marcus Jenal, Maja Rüegg
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    Local economic development: an overview

    What is LED?

    Key Reading Document
    SDC
    2018
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    Local economic development

    Synthesis of the e-discussion

    Key Reading Document
    SDC
    2019
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    Political Economy Analysis of Local Economic Development in Serbia

    This study is organised as follows: Section 2 provides the political economy analysis of the role of local governments in promoting and supporting local economic development in Serbia. Section 3 then connects these solutions to specific interventions that can be designed to implement these.

    Key Reading Document
    SDC
    2019
    Shandana Khan Mohmand, Marija Žikić
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Key documents: other

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Key Reading Documents (not from SDC)


Further reading documents

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Further reading documents


Links

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Links


 

Videos

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Videos

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    Why is political economy analysis important?

    A quick answer by Laure-Helene Piron, Director, The Policy Practice and Greg Power, Founder and Board Chair, Global Partners Governance

    Video
    The Policy Practice, Global Partners Governance
    2019
    Laure-Helene Piron, Greg Power
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