Political economy of decentralisation and local governance

This presentation delivered by Daria Fane, EU Delegation in Ghana, presents the lessons learnt by the EU in supporting decentralisation by using the budget support aid modality: 1) Real and sustainable reform processes generally...

This presentation delivered by Professor Francois Vaillancourt presents the outcomes of a 2011 study: Evidence from decentralisation in developing countries: global perspectives on the obstacles to fiscal decentralisation. The...

This presentation, delivered by Jean Bossuyt from ECDPM, presents the key features of Political Economy Analysis, and discusses its implications for donors.

In this session the delegations from Dominican Republic, Kenya, Afghanistan and India reflected on the following questions: what are the most relevant political dimensions of decentralisation in your country? on what type of...

This presentation sums up the key messages of the seminar's first day. Participants raised several "existential questions": Why should donors care about decentralisation and local governance? Do we properly understand the politics...

The Thematic Global Evaluation of the Commission support to Decentralisation processes presentation seminar took place in Brussels in March 2012. Please read the Minutes of the Seminar.

This paper provides an analysis of how local community development is connected to the global carbon economy through the creation of carbon commodities (offset credits) and the role of premium credit certification in assisting in...

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...

This presentation is about the elements that need to be taken into account when designing a support strategy for decentralisation. Different entry points can be considered, including: c entral government institutions; regional...

This policy brief reflects on the experience of Rwanda, the first country where a joint governance assessment was conducted in 2008. It draws lessons from the advantages and risks of undertaking a joint approach to governance...