This paper discusses the transformation of public sector thinking in public sectors of developing and transition countries. Countries are reconsidering their fiscal systems and searching for the right balance between central...
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Decentralisation reforms have rarely bred empowered democratic local authorities. Discretion and accountability relationships depend on the political economy of each country, and historical/colonial legacies. Findings result from...
This paper from the United Nations Capital Development Fund provides an overview of lessons learned from the design and implementation of performance-based grant systems (PBGSs) for local governments in 15 developing countries...
This collection of briefing notes from the World Bank Institute consists of four chapters: Chapter one explains the cross-cutting nature of decentralisation and its rationale, Chapter two addresses key political factors, fiscal...
This paper by Prof. Keshav C. Sharma (University of Botswana), argues that traditional structures continue to play a role in local development. Involving traditional authorities and relying on their expertise can help to reduce...
Since World War II, the political map of the world has been influenced by three major ‘D' phenomena; decolonization in Africa and Asia; dissolution of states like Pakistan, Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia; and the...
Smart supergrid Gigantic transmission lines could connect North Sea wind farms and African solar farms to European consumption centres. Linking them with smart grids would produce a “supergrid”.
In the report, international organizations, networks and initiatives of water sector for the developing world and those based in Europe, Asia and Africa are collated into an information source of networks relating to EUWI and...
The purpose of this desk-study is to provide information and recommendations for the SPLASH project on “improving the communication channels through which water research, policy making and practice interact.” The focus is on...
Ghana’s reviewed decentralization policy is likely to bring about incremental rather than transformational change. In the authors’ view, extensive decentralisation would be likely to exacerbate problems rather than solve them. The...