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This article analyses the ways in which claims to local government authority are legitimated in post-conflict Nepal, where interim arrangements bridge a situation in which elected government have not been in place since 2002. On the basis of an analysis of local development planning processes, the article shows how contested local government authority is worked out through a series of compromises. Central to the functioning of these compromises is the process of consensus. Further Reading Document IDPR 2014 Sarah Byrne, Gitta Shrestha This document articulates the framework for guiding future initiatives and programmes on local governance and local development and highlights how best to integrate the proposed LGLD approach at the country programme level Further Reading Document UNDP, UNV 2016 This publication offers an overview of trends and developments in public administration and local governance. It aims at stimulating the debate on their role in the development process. Further Reading Document UNDP 2010 This 'InBrief' paper is aimed to stimulate the debate on developing local capacities to monitor and evaluate decentralisation and local governance processes. Further Reading Document European Centre for Development Policy Management ECDPM 2007 Christiane Loquai, Sonia Le Bay This paper reviews participatory budgeting (PB) in 20 cities from different regions and examines over 20,000 projects worth over US$2 billion that show how PB has contributed significantly to improving basic service delivery provision and management, and in bringing innovations in how these are delivered and to whom. Further Reading Document IIED 2014 Yves Cabannes The primary focus of this independent evaluation is the analysis of SDC's decentralisation measures in its bilateral cooperation in the South and East. It includes decentralisation projects and programmes as well as decentralising approaches in sectoral projects (operational dimension). Further Reading Document SDC 2007 Nordic Consulting Group This Note provides guidance to country offices on how to operationalise a holistic approach to the design, implementation and monitoring of Decentralised Governance for Development (DGD) initiatives in areas where it is believed UNDP can make a difference. Further Reading Document UNDP 2004 Since the 1990s, the World Bank has devoted an increasing
share of its financing to support its client countries’ decentralisation efforts. To assess the results of such interventions, the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) reviewed Bank support for decentralisation in 20 developing countries between fiscal years 1990 and 2007.
Further Reading Document World Bank 2008 This paper considers the main elements of the Comprehensive Development Framework (CDF) that was launched by the World Bank in January 1999. It discusses
the utility and limitations of democratic decentralisation in regard to each element. Further Reading Document World Bank 2000 Richard Crook, James Manor The purpose of this book is to illustrate the synergies, contradictions and potentials that are emerging through the intersection and interplay of three global trends: urbanisation, the near ubiquity of information communication technologies, and the increasing role of local governments. Further Reading Document UN-Habitat 2015 In the last two decades, local populations and subnational governments have demanded a greater decentralisation of
extractive industry related revenues but the modalities and mechanisms adopted vary widely across cases.This paper looks at the existing criteria and reform modalities adopted to allocate and use extractive industry revenues, and examines the political bargains that enable such distribution.
Further Reading Document IDS, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development UNRISD 2014 Javier Arellano - Yanguas, Andrés Mejía - Acosta This "Peace Mediation Essential" gives an introduction to federalism to mediators. Further Reading Document Swisspeace, ETH Zurich CSS 2009 State Concepts This document is a synthesis of research papers produced for the DDLGN Face-to-Face meeting that took place in Aswan, Egypt, in May 2013. The goal of these research summaries – and their corresponding papers – is to help inform and expand development initiatives of the SDC and its DDLGN partners. Further Reading Document IDS, SDC 2013 This document contains the minutes of an SDC workshop on decentralisation and local governance that took place on 28th April 2010 in Bern. Further Reading Document SDC 2010 This 3-pager is the English version of the minutes of the SDC board of directors' meeting focusing on the SDC Decentralisation and local governance workshop that took place on 28th April 2010. Further Reading Document SDC 2010 This report assesses the context in which African cities and towns can take action. It provides a country by country analysis, highlighting the benefits and limitations of decentralisation and evoking possible reform steps. Further Reading Document The Cities Alliance, Cités et Gouvernements Locaux Unis d’Afrique 2013 François Yatta This paper is a summary of lessons on the role of donor agencies, civil society and NGOs in regard to decentralisation processes. It points out to capacity-building, coordination and ownership as the main areas of challenges to stakeholders. Further Reading Document Institute of Federalism Fribourg Switzerland, IRCC 2003 Jeremias Blaser, Dirk Besdziek, Sarah Byrne This study provides a synthesis of the lessons learned and good practice cases on donor support to decentralisation and local governance on the basis of the available evaluation literature. It then aims at guiding donors and partner countries (including civil society organisations and the private sector) towards improving programmes supporting decentralisation and local governance.
Further Reading Document OECD 2004 This research examines the Congolese local governance process at national, provincial and community levels. Further Reading Document Dublin City University DCU 2013 Niamh Gaynor When opportunities for governance reform at the national level are limited, there may be local level entry points. This Economic and Sector Work examines how social accountability approaches can help create such entry points, when institutionalised into local government operations. The main objective of this report is to present a coherent and comprehensive approach for decentralising countries to achieve a high degree of local government discretion accompanied by robust accountability mechanisms. Further Reading Document World Bank 2007 The aim of this report is to develop a clearer picture of what human rights organisations should consider when they think about local government, and what local government officials should consider when they look at human rights. In both cases, serious examination of the performance and responsibilities of local government can only be relative. In the end, their responsibilities and performance can only be judged in the context of central government’s responsibilities and performance. Further Reading Document International Council on Human Rights Policy 2002 David Petrasek, Fairouz El Tom, Robert Archer ‘Localising’ the Post-2015 agenda is most commonly understood as the role that regional and local governments play in the implementation of a new set of goals. in order to deliver services effectively and help achieve the SDGs, these entities need to have adequate capacity and resources. This paper discusses two possible meanings of the term 'Localising' and their practical implications. Further Reading Document ODI 2015 Paula Lucci This paper explains the dysfunctional state of African institutions and suggests possible interventions for effective and resilient institutions at the national, regional and continental level. It then proceeds to make the case for
institutional designs that are responsive to local contexts, are adaptable to changing circumstances, and reflect a shared consensus and aspirations. Further Reading Document South African Institute of International Affairs SAIIA 2015 Fritz Nganje This article is based on George Anderson's book ' Oil and Gas in Federal Countries', Oxford University Press (2013).
In many countries oil is at the centre of national politics and economic policy, but managing oil wealth presents challenges that have sometimes made it more a curse
than a blessing. The success of a country in meeting these challenges will depend on many factors, including the nature of its political institutions, one of which can be a federal system. Further Reading Document Forum of Federations 2014 George Anderson The objective of this note is to provide guidance to World Bank task teams engaged in supporting decentralisation reform on useful approaches to understanding the broader political dynamics which may affect their operations and dialogue. It does this by synthesizing lessons from a World Bank analysis of the political economy of decentralisation in Bangladesh. Further Reading Document World Bank 2009 The Border Consortium (TBC) collaborated with eleven civil society organisations to design and conduct this assessment in 209 villages spread across 22 townships, 4 states and 2 regions. This village-level survey describes the challenge of addressing chronic poverty, protracted displacement and weak governance at the community level in South East Myanmar as part of the conflict transformation process. Further Reading Document The Border Consortium 2013 This 2-pager sets the context in which the global independent evaluation on EC support to decentralisation processes was presented. The document shares some of the evaluation’s main recommendations and includes the internet link to access the full report.
Further Reading Document European Commission 2012 This progress report is the result of a research looking at the role of local government in the promotion and protection of human rights, including human rights mainstreaming in local administration and public services, with a view to compiling best practices and main challenges. Further Reading Document United Nations Human Rights Council 2014 The reference document aims at providing guidance and practical recommendations on the five steps of the capacity development (CD) cycle: (i) engage with stakeholders; (ii) assess capacity assets and needs; (iii) formulate capacity development responses; (iv) implement capacity development responses; and (v) evaluate change in capacity, and ensure sustained national capacity development. Further Reading Document UNDP 2009 Arne Svensson On the basis of field research in Karnataka state, this paper tries to present a holistic picture of Informal local governance institutions (ILGIs), including their role in village governance and service delivery; the ways in which they interact with Grama Panchayats, and the implications of their existence and role for local democracy. Further Reading Document IDS 2004 Kripa AnanthPur This report questions the assumption that devolved governance is better able to achieve what central government cannot manage to do. Is decentralisation always of benefit? And in particular, how much is it likely to contribute to faster and more sustainable development? Further Reading Document SNV Netherlands Development Organisation 2007 Patrick Chabal This Practice Note aims to provide a concise overview of the capacity challenges involved in local development and potential ways to address them. The Note provides a point of reference for discerning where capacity development investments and efforts could be focused, rather than set solutions for a detailed roadmap for capacity development interventions. Further Reading Document UNDP 2007 This publication serves to introduce the concept of sustainability reports by local governments. Sustainability, ‘smart’ and ‘green cities’ are high on international and local agendas, and the distinct Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 11) for sustainable cities provides additional impetus. In this context, ever more local governments are keen on finding effective management and communication tools and thus interested in the topic of sustainability reporting. Further Reading Document VNG International 2015 Ludger Niemann This paper offers a condensed review of decentralisation processes in Africa. It is part of a broader evaluation of French action to support decentralisation and local governance. It was commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development. Further Reading Document CIEDEL International Centre for Local Development Studies 2014 Christophe Mestre, Corinne Lajarge This document represents the compilation of the most participatory E-discussion in UNDP networks since their establishment in 1998. The Democratic Governance Practice Network received 153 substantive contributions over a period of two months, coming from a broad variety of organisations accross several continents. Further Reading Document UNDP 2007 This article focuses on key governance challenges related to addressing gaps in urban service delivery in sub-Saharan Africa. In order to do this, it presents case studies from Senegal, South Africa and Uganda. Further Reading Document Overseas Development Institute ODI 2014 Danielle Resnick This 3-pager contains the minutes of a SDC board of directors' meeting focusing on the SDC workshop on Decentralisation and local governance that took place on 28 April 2010. Further Reading Document SDC 2010 This document is the final report of a workshop on decentralisation and local governance that took place in Zinal, 1-5 June 2008. Further Reading Document SDC 2009
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