Tag: niger
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Providing public goods : local responses to policy incoherence and state failure in Niger
Abstract: In Niger, as in most African countries, the implementation of public policies poses enormous challenges. Local initiatives to plug the gaps are usually informal. Engaging with local informal initiatives and helping them to become institutionalized would be a better strategy than ignoring them. Author(s): Olivier De Sardan, Jean-Pierre Source(s): , Policy brief / Africa…
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Development as a collective action problem : addressing the real challenges of African governance : synthesis report
Abstract: Experiences with local justice in Ghana and education reform in the Sahel show that development is best seen as a multi-layered collective action problem. Development assistance should be designed so as to support local problem-solving and adapting state programmes to local values and preferences. Author(s): Booth, David Source(s): , xi, 117 p., ill., graphs…
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Women in search of citizenship : experiences from West Africa
Abstract: This book provides insights into what gender inclusive citizenship means as a practice, what can be achieved when it is promoted and what role participatory action research can play. It shares the experiences of women in local communities devising ways to exercise their citizenship. Author(s): Imam, Ayesha; Kamminga, Evelien Source(s): , 127 p., ill.,…
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FAGLAF : Forum d’action pour la gouvernance locale en Afrique francophone
Abstract: The Local Government Action Forum for Francophone Africa (FAGLAF) was established to promote research in decentralization and local government issues and to foster capacity building through peer-to-peer learning, training programs, and knowledge dissemination. Author(s): Source(s): , Published: 2011 Forum d’action pour la gouvernance locale en Afrique francophone (FAGLAF), Dakar (French ISBN/ISSN: / Link: http://www.faglaf.info/
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Local governance and public goods in Niger
Abstract: This paper explores the provision of public goods in Niger which often involves complex forms of co-production with several actors contributing within a variety of different delivery configurations. It suggests the importance of formal or informal coordination mechanisms. Author(s): Olivier De Sardan, Jean-Pierre; Abdoulkader, Aghai Source(s): , APPP working paper; 10 34 p APPP…
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Capacity for effective participation
Abstract: sl276slmult1Affirmative action measures aimed at enhancing women’s participation as political representatives in decentralised government bodies is a growing field of research and development practice. Several issues need to be addressed first, however, to realise these goals. Author(s): Mukhopadhyay, Maitrayee; Lodenstein, Elsbet; Kamminga, Evelien Source(s): , [3] p., ill. Published: 2010 European centre for development…
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Accroître les ressources financières des communes : pratiques émergentes en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre
Abstract: The mobilization and management of financial resources is one of the pillars of the decentralization and sustainable provision of basic services in local communities. This book examines what progress has been made in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Benin, and Cameroon. Author(s): Keita, Amagoin; Baltissen, Gerard; Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M. Source(s): , 95 p., ill., tabs,…