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

Pioneering New Forms of Cooperation between Public Authorities and Civil Society: Case Study 2

Capacity4dev Team uploaded a new Document | 7 May 2014

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Case study: Developing policies for cooperation between public authorities and civil society for the benefit of Iraqi citizens The European Commission policy The Roots of Democracy and Sustainable Development: Europe's Engagement with Civil Society in External Relations declares the promotion of a...

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Promoting a Conducive Environment for Civil Society in Partner Countries – New Case Studies Released by EuropeAid

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 16 April 2014

How to strengthen the involvement of civil society in public life? Three new case studies from EuropeAid illustrate good practice from three different corners of the world.

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Support Modalities

Diane KELECOM updated the WIKI page | 5 March 2014

Innovating funding modalities towards LAs: Experiences of UNCDF , David Jackson Scaling up from experimentation to endogenous policy making process in decentralization: The “Cambodia” case , Paul Smoke Performance Based Grant Systems (PBG) , David Jackson Budget Support: Traceability and...

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Accountability of Local Authorities

Diane KELECOM updated the WIKI page | 5 March 2014

Paul Smoke, Professor of Public Finance and Planning and Director of International Programs , at NYU University discusses the intricacies of accountability at the local level. First, outlining the 3 types of accountability: downward accountability to citizens, upward accountability to the central...

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Autonomy of Local Authorities

Diane KELECOM updated the WIKI page | 5 March 2014

Paul Smoke, Professor of Public Finance and Planning and Director of International Programs , at NYU University Relevant documents 2.3 - The political economy of Decentralisation: Empowering Local Governments: Autonomy and Accountability (248.53 KB) Video transcript: "Autonomy of Local Authorities...

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Fiscal dimension

Diane KELECOM updated the WIKI page | 5 March 2014

Innovating funding modalities towards LAs: Experiences of UNCDF , by David Jackson Autonomy of Local Authorities , by Paul Smoke Accountability of Local Authorities , by Paul Smoke Link between autonomy and Accountability , by Paul Smoke What is Fiscal Autonomy at local level? , Daniel F Garcia...

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Multiactor and multilevel system of Governance in Bolivia

Diane KELECOM updated the WIKI page | 5 March 2014

In this video Alfonso García, consultant at VNG International , details how the process of decentralisation started in Bolivia. It is important to notice that decentralisation doesn't happen in a vacuum. There are ways that communities are already organising themselves before the state, through the...

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Layers of Accountability

Diane KELECOM updated the WIKI page | 5 March 2014

Paul Smoke, Professor of Public Finance and Planning and Director of International Programs , at NYU University describes the various possible layers of accountability that often exist in local settings. Therefore we have to be very careful about supporting local governments with resources and...

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Local planning and multi-actor planning: are they the same?

Diane KELECOM updated the WIKI page | 5 March 2014

In this short segment Leonardo G. Romeo , Adjunct Professor of Planning at Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, at the New York University , explains the basic concepts of local planning. Decentralised development planning systems have been developed in many countries, but some key conceptual...

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Link between Autonomy and Accountability

Diane KELECOM updated the WIKI page | 5 March 2014

Paul Smoke, Professor of Public Finance and Planning and Director of International Programs , at NYU University Relevant documents Video transcript: "Link between Autonomy and Accountability" (27,5 KB) 2.3 - The political economy of Decentralisation: Empowering Local Governments: Autonomy and...

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