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What's Being Done On . . . Strengthening Local Governance ?

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Africa

Gender and Local Governance by Annette Evertzen (2001)
www.kit.nl/gcg/assets/images/Gender_and_Local_Governance.doc SNV - Netherlands Development Organisation

Local Governments in ACP-EU Cooperation-Contonou Newsletter No. 4 (2002)
www.ecdpm.org/en/cotonou/cn4_gb.htm
European Centre for Development Policy Management

Promoting the Participation of Women in Local Governance and Development: The Case of Ghana by Esther Ofei-Aboagye (2000)
www.ecdpm.org/pubs/dp18_gb.htm
European Centre for Development Policy Management

The Process of Decentralization and Local Governance in Mozambique by Dr. Aiuba Cuereneia (2001)
www.uncdf.org/capetown/docs_statements/mozambique.html
United Nations Capital Development Fund

Asia

Local Government in Asia and the Pacific
www.unescap.org/huset/lgstudy/index.htm
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific 2

Good Governance and Decentralization in Nepal by Dev Raj Dahal, Hari Uprety, and Phanindra (2001)
www.nepaldemocracy.org/pdf/Good%20Governance%20and%20Decentralization%20in%20Nepal.PDF
Center for Governance and Development Studies; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung-Kathmandu

The Concept of Decentralized System of Governance in the Context of Balanced Development in Nepal by Dr. Durga P. Paudyal
www.nepaldemocracy.org/concept_decentralization.html
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Nepal Office

The Paradox of Centralisation, and the Paradox of Decentralisation: Institutional Impact of Central-Local Relations on Local Governance in Post-war Japan by Wataru Kitamura (2002)
www.decentralization.ws/icd2/papers/local_gov_japan.htm
Asian Resource Center for Decentralization

Central and Eastern Europe/NIS

A Practical Guide for Local Government Training by Daniel Serban (2001)
lgi.osi.hu/publications/default.asp?id=113
Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative

Decentralization: Experiments and Reforms Edited by Tamás M. Horváth (2000)
gi.osi.hu/publications/books/decentralization/
Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative

Local Governance and Minority Empowerment Edited by Valery Tishkov, Elena Filippova (2002)
lgi.osi.hu/publications/default.asp?id=119
Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative

Local Government Situation and Development Prospects in the Countries of Central Asia by (2002)
lgi.osi.hu/publications/default.asp?id=108
Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative

Stabilization of Local Governments by Emilia Kandeva (2001)
gi.osi.hu/publications/default.asp?id=81
Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative

New Hope for Local Self-Government Under Putin? by Matthew Hyde (2002)
www.cdi.org/russia/johnson/6347-12.cfm
RFE/RL Russian Political Weekly

Latin America

Municipios Transparentes: 14 Acciones Básicas para la Transparencia
www.secodam.gob.mx/doctos/municipios/municipios.pdf
Secretaria de Contraloría y Desarollo Administrativo (SECODAM); Asociación Internacional de Administración de Ciudades y Condados (ICMA)

Buenas Prácticas Municipales (2002)
www.latinterforum.org/public/lib_details.asp?LD_ID=221
CESEM, ICMA, USAID

Middle East/North Africa

Municipal Boundary Change Procedures: Local Democracy versus Central Control (abstract of policy paper) by Eran Razin and Anna Hazan (2000)
www.fips.org.il/enghtml/local1_1-40.htm
The Floersheimer Institute for Policy Studies

Political Decentralization and the Creation of Local Government in Iran: Consolidation or Transformation of the Theocratic State? by Kian Tajbakhsh (2000)
www.worldbank.org/wbi/publicfinance/documents/Iran.pdf
World Bank

Citizen Participation and Local Government in Latin America: Advances, Challenges and Best Practices by Isabel Licha (2002)
www.adb.org/Documents/Events/2002/Citizen_Participation/Overview_LAC.pdf
Asian Development Bank

Global

Participation Toolkit
www.toolkitparticipation.com/
International Project Unit of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities; Novib; The Habitat Platform

Local Governance and Poverty: The UNCDF Approach by Angelo Bonfiglioli (2002)
www.uncdf.org/local_governance/reports/notes/2002_1.html (only in French)
United Nations Capital Development Fund

Policy Planning and Implementation: Decentralization and Governance
www.odi.org.uk/keysheets/red_12_decentra_pol.html
Department for International Development

"Pro-Poor Local Governance: The Neglected Reforms" (2000)
www.undp.org/povertyreport/ENGLISH/ARchap6.pdf
United Nations Development Programme

Responding to Citizens' Needs: Local Governance and Social Services for All (2000)
unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/un/unpan001598.pdf
United Nations Global Forum



About "What's Being Done On . . . "

For three months at a time, we highlight the activities of various organizations in different global regions, and links to important resources, that are focused on a particular theme or area of democracy work. Each new theme is announced via DemocracyNews, and the information from the previous installment is placed in the archives below. We hope to receive and post information about the work you or others may be doing that is focused on these issues. Send information via e-mail to the or by fax to (202) 378-9889.