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Case studies in participatory irrigation management
Groenfeldt, David (contributor) - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010524442
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Senegal - Sustainable and Participatory Energy
World Bank - 2012
The Sustainable and Participatory Energy Management project - PROGEDE was implemented by the government between 1997 and 2004. From project preparation to supervision the World Bank worked in close collaboration with Dutch Co-operation (DGIS). At the time of project preparation, forest-based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012554727
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Kenya : Participatory Poverty Assessment
World Bank - 2012
A Participatory Poverty Assessment (PPA) was undertaken by the World Bank in collaboration with the Government of Kenya to complement previous statistical studies of poverty in Kenya. While the PPA confirmed many findings of the Welfare Monitoring Survey (WMS), it also revealed significant new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012556710
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Participation and Local Government
World Bank - 2012
Citizen participation in the decisionmaking and development activities of local government can produce more efficient … and effective delivery of services by the public sector. In order to foster participation, some responsibility must be …, ensure participation. Accountable local governments are key actors in any attempt to create an enabling environment for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012556711
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Participation and Indigenous Peoples
World Bank - 2012
The characteristics of indigenous groups make participatory approaches especially critical to safeguarding their interests int he development process. Such approaches, recognizing the right of indigenous peoples to participate actively in planning their own futures, are supported by major donors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012556761
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Bridging diversity : participatory learning for responsive development
Salmen, Lawrence F. - 2006
beneficiaries' insights, needs, culture, social organization, resources and active participation. This publication clarifies the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522378
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Decentralization, democracy, and development : recent experience from Sierra Leone
Zhou, Yongmei (contributor) - 2009
This publication addresses the question of whether political, fiscal, and administrative decentralization improves government effectiveness and the debate on whether it is a viable and desirable state-building strategy for post-conflict countries. The publication is a collection of eight papers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393387
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Political institutions and human development : Does democracy fulfil its 'constructive' and 'instrumental' role?
Vollmer, Sebastian - 2009
performance of democracy is rather independent of the circumstances. However, democracy leads to more redistribution in favor of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394112
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Democracy and reforms
Amin, Mohammed - 2009
"The authors use a sample of 147 countries to investigate the link between democracy and reforms. Democracy may be … economic institutions. The results provide robust support for the claim that democracy is good for growth-enhancing reforms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394129
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Governance in the gullies : democratic responsiveness and leadership in Delhi's slums
Jha, Saumitra - 2005
"The authors use detailed ethnographic evidence to design and interpret a broad representative survey of 800 households in Delhi's slums, examining the processes by which residents gain access to formal government and develop their own informal modes of leadership. While ethnically homogeneous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522506