Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation

Support to public sector reform, decentralisation and local governance includes policy dialogue, capacity development and financial support to promote effectiveness, responsiveness and efficiency of public administration at central and sub-national levels. Themes include: public sector and civil service reform; decentralisation, improved service delivery and local governance.

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Decentralisation conflict and fragile states - Fiscal decentralisation - Local authorities and capacity building - Local governance - Political economy of decentralisation and local governance

Framework for Strategic Governance And Corruption Analysis (SGACA): Designing Strategic Responses Towards Good Governance

Capacity4dev Team uploaded a new Document | 27 August 2012

sgaca_-_netherlands.pdf 590.01 KB

This document has been prepared by the Clingendael Institute for the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Conflict Research Unit (CRU), Sue Unsworth http://www.clingendael.nl/cru The Strategic Governance And Corruption Analysis (SGACA) is a practical guide to help structure and analyse existing...

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Group: Public Group on Governance
4-8th July 2011: EC seminar on "Strengthening Governance in Partner Countries - with a focus on the African continent" (facilitated by ECDPM)

Coralie Mugerin updated the event | 17 August 2012

04 Jul

From 4 July 2011 to 8 July 2011
Organised by DG EuropeAid

AGENDA DAY 1: LAUNCH OF THE SEMINAR Shared experiences of EU Governance support in partner countries with a focus on the African continent 14.00-14.30 Introduction 14.30-15.30 State of play on Governance (PPT) A "helicopter” perspective on where governance stands now, both in policy discourse and...

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Group: Public Group on Governance
Train4dev Course: Harmonisation, Decentralisation and Local Governance

Coralie Mugerin updated the event | 10 August 2012

24 Jan

From 24 January 2011 to 28 January 2011
in (Belgium)

Organised by Train4Dev

The training course was designed in order to use a joint training tool as an instrument to move towards a more harmonised approach on decentralisation and local governance amongst development partners. From January 24th to 28th 2011 the first pilot training course on Harmonisation, Decentralisation...

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Group: Public Group on Governance
Romeo (2012): Beyond politics-driven decentralisation

Herrero Alisa uploaded a new Document | 18 July 2012

session_4.3._leonardo_romeo.pdf 269.53 KB

In this presentation Leonardo Romeo argues the following: Decentralization is commonly discussed as part of the “good governance” agenda, much less of the “developmental state” agenda.….Yet in most developing countries the most pressing issue (and a more realistic goal for aid influence) is not to...

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Group: Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation
Romeo (n.d): Decentralizing for Development: the developmental potential of local autonomy and the limits of politics-‐driven decentralization reforms

Herrero Alisa uploaded a new Document | 18 July 2012

chapter_for_unu_book_romeo.pdf 354.89 KB

This paper points at the missing link between decentralization and local development in so many countries whose decentralization reforms are driven by political rather than developmental goals. It suggests that decentralization reforms in developing countries could be better designed, sustained,...

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Group: Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation
EuropeAid seminar to deepen the concept of decentralisation and support strategies and modalities (2009)

Herrero Alisa updated the Document | 18 July 2012

decentralisation_de_ses_axes_et_modalites_dappui.pdf 151.66 KB

This is the report of the seminar, organised by EuropeAid Unit E4 with the support of ECDPM.

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EC advanced seminar DLG 2012_Session 4.2 SYNTHESIS OF THE SEMINAR

Herrero Alisa uploaded a new Document | 18 July 2012

day_4_capitalisation.pdf 3.37 MB

The seminar brought together over 40 participants from 25 different EU Delegations and Headquarters to discuss during 3,5 days the issue of support to decentralisation and local governance. The seminar provided an opportunity to explore what it means for the EU to support decentralisation in a post...

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Group: Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation
EC advanced seminar DLG 2012_Session 3.2 Budget support in decentralised environments

Herrero Alisa uploaded a new Document | 18 July 2012

session_3.2.2._integration_la_in_sectors_support_programmes_-_jorge_rodriguez.pdf 10.93 MB

This presentation by Jorge Rodriguez (DEVCO Unit D2) provides guidance on how to integrate local governments in sector and budget support programmes. The first section of the presentation explores the limits and challenges of using budget support in a decentralised environment, pointing in...

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Group: Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation
EC advanced seminar DLG 2012_Session 3.0 Key lessons from Day 2

Herrero Alisa uploaded a new Document | 18 July 2012

session_3.0_key_notes_of_day_2_-_ecdpm.pdf 1.67 MB

This presentation delivered by ECDPM wraps up the disucussions held by participants during the second day of the EC Advanced seminar on supporting decentralisation and local governance. It highlights the need for donors to apply political economy analysis and to adapt their way of operating...

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Group: Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation
EC advanced seminar DLG 2012_Session 2.3 Decentralisation and budget support in Ghana

Herrero Alisa uploaded a new Document | 18 July 2012

session_2.3.2._decentralization_support_program_ghana-eu_-_daria_fane.pdf 107.6 KB

This presentation delivered by Daria Fane, EU Delegation in Ghana, presents the lessons learnt by the EU in supporting decentralisation by using the budget support aid modality: 1) Real and sustainable reform processes generally emerge from within a system 2) In a context of multiparty democracy...

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