This paper presents a conceptual framework to better analyze the factors that improve local governance. Central to the framework are the following arguments: 1) decentralization reforms grant local governments...
The role and relevance of Social Funds/Community-Driven Development (SF/CDD) have been highly debated in the international development community. This debate is particularly relevant in the Europe andCentral...
The role and relevance of Social Funds/Community-Driven Development (SF/CDD) has been highly debated in the international development community. Others emphasize the flexibility of the SF/CDD instrument...
The steady movement towards decentralization that Latin America has experienced in the last decade, often referred to as the "quiet revolution", has led governments and donors to rethink the role Social...
This paper aims to clarify the core concepts and principles that underpin decentralized, participatory development programs. It identifies bodies of knowledge and practice that contribute to more effective...
The purpose of this report is to provide diagnostic elements to assist in the design of the participation and downward accountability system of the District Planning and Financing Program that the World...
In recent years, the Bank and other donors have increased their focus on local governance and are now supporting initiatives that allow local institutions to play a much greater role in the planning, design...