Search Results - "Local elections"

Forest and land fires, toxic haze and local politics in Indonesia by Purnomo, H., Okarda, B., Shantiko, B., Achdiawan, R., Dermawan, A., Kartodihardjo, H., Dewayani, A.A.

“…Their frequency and abundance obviously increased about a year prior to local elections. The reasons behind the correlation need to be understood so that appropriate incentives and sanctions can be put in place and deter political leaders from using fire as an incentive to their advantage.…”
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Bringing power to the people or the well-connected? Evidence from Ethiopia on the gendered effects of decentralizing service delivery by Kosec, Katrina, Song, Jie, Zhao, Hongdi

“…We find no evidence that this is due to women’s lower likelihood of participating in local elections; indeed, decentralization increases women’s but not men’s participation. …”
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Does accountability undermine service delivery? The impact of devolving agriculture in Ghana by Resnick, Danielle

“…In recent years, many developing countries have devolved services to locally elected governments. Although this may strengthen downwards accountability to citizens, does devolution improve service provision? …”
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One step forward, two steps back?: paradoxes of natural resources management decentralisation in Cameroon by Oyono, P.R.

“…Theory informs us that decentralisation, a process through which powers, responsibilities and resources are devolved by the central state to lower territorial entities and regionally/locally elected bodies, increases efficiency, participation, equity, and environmental sustainability. …”
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Resource management at local level: "platform" approach for integration by Pant, Dhruba, Sharma, K. R.

“…group and other stakeholders - local elected institutions and I/NGOs in order to facilitate the evolvement of institution at sub/basin level. …”
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Putting power and politics central in Nepal’s water governance by Suhardiman, Diana, Karki, Emma, Bastakoti, Ram C.

“…Policy implications: Following federalism, the political transfer of power and decision-making, to achieve political representation and social justice, rests with locally elected governing bodies. This coincides with the government’s push to manage water resources through river basin planning. …”
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