Participatory Local Democracy

Abstract: An evaluation of the effectiveness of World Bank support for decentralization in 20 representative countries shows that future support should be underpinned by commitment to service delivery and enhanced capacity for monitoring and evaluation that focuses on accountability and participation.

Author(s): Gopal, Gita

Source(s): , xxviii, 89 p., ill., graphs, tabs

Published: 2008 World bank. Independent evaluation group (IEG), Washington, DC (English

ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-8213-7635-5/

Link: http://lnweb90.worldbank.org/oed/oeddoclib.nsf/b57456d58aba40e585256ad400736404/cb108ac5a1cacd30852574ef0050139b/$FILE/decentralization_eval.pdf