Decentralisation, which sends power and resources from the Central to local governments, comes with several theoretical promises. One such promise is the improvement in local service provision. However, achieving these theoretical promises of decentralization has been a big challenge in most...

Community-driven development is an approach to development that emphasizes community control over planning decisions and investment resources. Over the past decade, it has become a key operational strategy for many national governments, as well as for international aid agencies, with the World...

The report provides a comprehensive analysis of the fiscal situation, composition of public expenditures, social expenditures and social outcomes and select public expenditure management issues in Swaziland

With the rising levels of urbanisation, urban poverty is increasingly becoming an important challenge faced by Indian cities. Poverty alleviation programmes are traditionally implemented by the State governments with or without external/ donor assistance and are aimed at providing either income...

Does decentralization enhance service delivery and poverty reduction? Drawing on cutting edge research, expert contributors address this fundamental question facing policy-makers in developing as well as advanced countries. This timely book builds upon insights on the recent developments in the...

This report on the decentralized service delivery for the poor is structured in two volumes. Volume one is a cross-sectoral report, the core report. The first part includes the program and performance overview which describes the programs (including their poverty goals) and their process of...