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Sector investment programs can foster decentralization : emerging lessons from Zambia (Английский)
Over the past few years donors and governments have become increasingly interested in the potential of decentralization for improving the efficiency of public expenditures and the effectiveness of service...
Типу документа: Информационный бюллетень Номер отчета: 22763 Дата подготовки документа: 31 июля 1997 года Автор: McLean, Keith,Okidegbe, Nwanze
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Demand-driven rural investment funds : a new generation of social funds (Английский)
Demand-Driven Rural Investment Funds (DRIFs) are the latest generation of social funds that are yielding impressive results in several countries in South America. This note reviews the Brazilian experience...
Типу документа: Информационный бюллетень Номер отчета: 22762 Дата подготовки документа: 30 июня 1997 года Автор: Piriou-Sall, Suzanne,Barbosa, Tulio,Silverman, A
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Improving the impact of development assistance : sector investment programs (Английский)
The program-based approach to providing development assistance, especially sector investment programs (SIPs), has recently attracted attention in the development community, especially in Africa. The key...
Типу документа: Информационный бюллетень Номер отчета: 22761 Дата подготовки документа: 31 декабря 1996 года Автор: Okidegbe, Nwanze,Deininger, Klaus,Ayres, Wendy [
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The political economy of democratic decentralization (Английский)
Nearly all countries worldwide are now experimenting with decentralization. Their motivation are diverse. Many countries are decentralizing because they believe this can help stimulate economic growth...
Типу документа: Информационный бюллетень Номер отчета: 22758 Дата подготовки документа: 31 октября 1996 года Автор: Aiyar, Swaminathan,Piriou-Sall, Suzanne,McLean
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How rates and incentives can improve the working of demand-driven rural investment funds (Английский)
The demand-driven rural investment fund (DRIFs) is a new mechanism for decentralizing decision-making authority and financial resources to local governments and communities to use for investments of their...
Типу документа: Информационный бюллетень Номер отчета: 22759 Дата подготовки документа: 31 октября 1996 года Автор: Aiyar, Swaminathan S.,Piriou-Sall, Suzanne,Williams, Melissa
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Has decentralization aided biodiversity conservation? (Английский)
The question of whether decentralization fosters rural development and whether it does so in ways that are environmentally and socially sustainable, was the topic of a World Bank research project, "Decentralization...
Типу документа: Информационный бюллетень Номер отчета: 22760 Дата подготовки документа: 30 июня 1996 года Тип раскрытия информации: Disclosed
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Painful lessons : lessons from 50 years of flawed agricultural policies (Английский)
The conventional wisdom concerning appropriate agricultural policies was based on serious misconceptions that led to faulty prescriptions. Developing countries have faced some painful lessons in the last...
Типу документа: Информационный бюллетень Номер отчета: 22756 Дата подготовки документа: 30 сентября 1995 года
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The myth of large-farm superiority (Английский)
Large, mechanized farms are often viewed as more efficient than small ones. This myth has often included policymakers and technicians who favor large commercial farms depending on mechanization and hired...
Типу документа: Информационный бюллетень Номер отчета: 22755 Дата подготовки документа: 31 августа 1995 года Автор: Aiyer, Swaminathan,Parker, Andrew,Van Zyl, Johan
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Decentralization can work : experience from Colombia (Английский)
During the 1980s, Colombia embarked on an ambitious program to decentralize responsibilities for planning, financing, and delivering public goods and services. Despite concerns that municipal governments...
Типу документа: Информационный бюллетень Номер отчета: 22752 Дата подготовки документа: 31 августа 1995 года Автор: Aiyar, Swaminathan,Parker, Andrew,Van Zyl, Johan
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Market-assisted land reform : helping solve a debt crisis (Английский)
The abolition of subsidies and privileges tend to reduce the profitability of farming sharply. The impact is most severe on farmers who have borrowed large sums from banks, especially since real interest...
Типу документа: Информационный бюллетень Номер отчета: 22754 Дата подготовки документа: 31 августа 1995 года Автор: Aiyer, Swaminathan,Parker, Andrew,Van Zyl, Johan
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How well has decentralization worked for rural development? (Английский)
Many developing countries are experimenting with decentralizing power and responsibilities to local governments. These processes of decentralization have achieved some notable improvements in delivering...
Типу документа: Информационный бюллетень Номер отчета: 22751 Дата подготовки документа: 31 августа 1995 года Автор: Aiyar, Swaminathan S.,Parker, Andrew,Van Zyl, Johan
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Market-assisted land reform : a new solution to old problems (Английский)
Historically, land reform has been implemented by government agencies expropriating land, with or without compensation, and then distributing it to the landless. Such reform is typically undermined by...
Типу документа: Информационный бюллетень Номер отчета: 22753 Дата подготовки документа: 31 августа 1995 года Автор: Aiyar, Swaminathan S.,Parker, Andrew,Van Zyl, Johan