Tag: private sector

• Environmental governance

  Abstract: This chapter reviews the literature on environmental governance in the domains of globalization, decentralization, market and cross-scale governance. Innovations, such as soft governance and co-governance can potentially engage multiple types of environmental problems and conflicts. Author(s): Lemos, Maria Carmen; Agrawal, Arun Source(s): , Annual review of environment and resources; 31 p. 297-325, ill. Annual…

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  community participation, decentralization in government, environmental management, Governance, private sector, Public administration

• The changing role of agricultural extension in a global economy

  Abstract: This paper outlines the elements of a decentralized, market-driven extension strategy that has been tested and proven effective in increasing the income of small- and medium-scale farm households in China and India. Author(s): Swanson, Burton E. Source(s): , Seminal article series; Vol. 13, No. 3 17 p Seminal article series Vol. 13, No. 3…

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  agricultural extension, China, decentralization in government, development strategies, India, private sector, small farms

• PenserPourAgir : rendez-vous des acteurs de développement en Afrique : analyser, préparer, agir, témoigner …

  Abstract: The network «Réussir la Décentralisation Mali» is composed of consultants, civil society organizations, development partners, and research departments. It aims to inform and influence government policies for decentralization and natural resource management. Author(s): Source(s): , Published: 2006 Axe formation, Bamako (French ISBN/ISSN: / Link: http://penserpouragir.org/rubrique22.html

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  civil society, decentralization in government, information networks, mali, natural resources, private sector, public services

• Governance of local economic development in sub-Saharan Africa : who are the dancers and do they act ‘in concert’?

  Abstract: This paper is a critical reflection on recent theories of local economic development with special reference to the problematic situation in rural sub-Saharan Africa. Growth coalitions between local governments and private sector actors or community associations may not yet exist in Africa. Author(s): Helmsing, Albertus Hendrikus Johannes Source(s): , Working paper series / Institute…

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  January 1, 2005

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  africa south of sahara, co-operation between organizations, community development, community organization, economic development, entrepreneurship, Governance, Local Government, private sector, regional development, regional economics

• The effects of decentralisation and privatisation on urban environmental management : waste management in the Accra metropolitan area

  Abstract: This study deals with new institutional arrangements for solid waste management in Accra, Ghana. It was carried out with the aim of making clear how government’s decentralization and privatization policies affect the practices and performance of service providers. Author(s): Obirih-Opareh, Nelson Source(s): , NIRP research for policy series; 22 62 p., ill., 21 cm…

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  decentralization in government, decentralization in management, environmental management, ghana, Local Government, metropolitan areas, private sector, privatization, public services, sanitation, solid waste management, urban areas, waste management

• The local appropriation of democracy : an analysis of the municipal elections in Parakou, Republic of Benin, 2002/03

  Abstract: Author(s): Bierschenk, Thomas Source(s): , Arbeitspapiere = Working papers; 39 46 p., ill., tabs Arbeitspapiere = Working papers 39 Published: 2004 Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. Institut für Ethnologie und Afrikastudien, Mainz (English ISBN/ISSN: / Link: http://www.ifeas.uni-mainz.de/workingpapers/LocalParakou.pdf

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  benin, decentralization in government, democracy, Elections, elite, private sector, west africa

• Local economic development agencies : international co-operation for human development, economic democracy and poverty reduction

  Abstract: A LEDA is a legal,local partnership arrangement between the main public and private institutions with the aim of maximizing the endogenous economic potential and competitive advantage of a territory in a global context, by making use of local natural, human and institutional resources. Author(s): Catenacci, Bruno Source(s): , 64 p., ill., map 2nd ed…

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  January 1, 2003

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  development assistance, economic development, guidelines, institution building, Local Government, private sector, Public Sector

• Decentralisation and rural development : the role of the public and private sector in the provision of agricultural support services

  Abstract: This report looks at several ways that local government could provide an enabling environment for the private sector. This requires an appreciation that a vibrant private sector can increase the productivity of the local economy and hence increase the long-term viability of local government. Author(s): Smith, Lawrence D. Source(s): , 11 p. Published: 1998…

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  January 1, 1998

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  agricultural extension, decentralization in government, economic development, economic growth, enterprise development, Local Government, private sector, rural development

• Analyzing the performance of alternative institutional arrangements for sustaining rural infrastructure in developing countries

  Abstract: This paper, which draws on principles from the new institutional economics and institutional analysis, argues that a principal underlying cause of the lack of sustained rural infrastructure investments in developing countries is the set or sets of perverse incentives. Author(s): Ostrom, Elinor; Schroeder, Larry; Wynne, Susan Source(s): , Journal of public administration, research &…

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  institutional infrastructure, private sector, Public Sector, public services, roads, rural areas