Search Results - Local elections

Mayoral elections and partisan dynamics in Africa’s local governments by Resnick, Danielle

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Decentralization, local government elections and voter turnout in Pakistan by Akramov, Kamiljon T., Qureshi, Sarfraz, Birner, Regina, Khan, Bilal Hasan

Subjects: “…local government…”
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Indigenous Peoples, Representation and Citizenship in Guatemalan Forestry by Larson, A.M.

“…Forestry decision-making is still largely centralised in Guatemala. Nevertheless, elected municipal governments can now play a key role in local forest management. …”
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Local participation in natural resource management initiatives by Koromah, Idriss Duramany

“…On this basis, it is recommended that there should be a review of the policies to ensure that intervening agencies work directly with elected local institutions instead of non-elected local authorities. …”
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Cash transfers increase trust in local government by Evans, David K., Holtemeyer, Brian, Kosec, Katrina

“…How does a locally-managed conditional cash transfer program impact trust in government? …”
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Local governance and public goods provision in rural China by Zhang, Xiaobo, Fan, Shenggen, Zhang, Linxiu, Huang, Jikun

“…In developing countries, identifying the most effective community-level governance structure is a key issue and, increasingly, empirical evaluation of the effects of democratization on the provision of local public goods is needed. Since the early 1990s, tens of thousands of villages in rural China have held local-government elections, providing a good opportunity to investigate the effect of democratization on the level of public goods provision. …”
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Integrating agroecology into local development plans in the Fatick department by Piraux, Marc, Sourisseau, Jean-Michel, Sene Mame, Birame

“…To encourage a better understanding of the territorialization of agroecology, and with the aim of continuing to promote the agroecogical transition in the department of Fatick, DYTAEL organized, in partnership with ARD, ISRA and CIRAD, several working days with departmental and communal elected officials to consider concrete ways of integrating AE into local plans, both the Departmental Development Plan (PDD) and the Communal Development Plans (PDC).…”
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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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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.

“…Local elections involve land transactions, and fires were used as a cheap way to increase the land value. …”
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Scaling-Up Climate Smart Agricultural Technologies and Approaches Using Travelling Seminar as a Method and Tool in Nepal by Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development

“…This policy brief describes the Local Initiatives for Biodiversity Research and Development (LI-BIRD) /Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) experience of travelling seminar. …”
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Integral local development: 'accommodating multiple interests' through entrustment and accountable representation by Ribot, J.C.

“…This paper advances elected local government as a legitimate representative of local people in environmental and other matters.…”
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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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Decentralisation and forest management in Latin America: towards a working model by Larson, A.M.

“…The particular characteristics of natural resources make the decentralisation of their management to elected local governments even more complex than the decentralisation of services and infrastructure. …”
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Sarpanch raj: is the President all powerful? The case of village councils in India by Palaniswamy, Nethra

“…However, whether these informal or formal powers of the president translate into such de facto power may well depend on other factors, such as local power structures. Indeed, extensive anecdotal evidence suggest that presidents elected on reserved seats—i.e. members of the disadvantaged Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), and women —face considerable difficulties when they are situated amid representatives who come from powerful castes or belong to the local elite. …”
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The challenges of redistributing forest-related monetary benefits to local governments: a decade of logging area fees in Cameroon by Cerutti, P.O., Lescuyer, G., Assembe-Mvondo, Samuel, Tacconi, L.

“…Less comprehensive assessments have been carried out on the impacts of distribution of the AF to local governments. This paper discusses the potential of the AF as a tool for local development through local councils, with particular attention to the economic, equity and governance issues. …”
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Deepening decentralization in Zambia: Political economy constraints and opportunities for reform by Resnick, Danielle, Siame, Gilbert, Mulambia, Peter, Ndhlovu, Dorothy, Shicilenge, Beverly, Sivasubramanian, Bhavna

“…Second, the unwillingness to cede genuine autonomy to local councils by the Ministry of Local Government (MLG) repeatedly emerged. …”
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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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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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Unlocking locally-led resilience amid conflict and climate stress: Views from community leaders in Mali on development priorities, aid distribution, and anticipatory action by Bleck, Jaimie, Carrillo, Lucia, Gottlieb, Jessica, Kosec, Katrina, Kyle, Jordan, Soumano, Moumouni

“…We find that localities vary in the inclusiveness of local governance around aid distribution: while elected mayors are almost always involved, traditional leaders, women’s group and youth leaders in villages, civil servants, and civil society leaders are each involved in 40–60% of localities. …”
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Evolution of water management in coastal Bangladesh: from temporary earthen embankments to depoliticized community-managed polders by Dewan, C., Mukherji, A., Buisson, Marie-Charlotte

“…While donor requirements for community participation in water projects have resulted in the creation of ‘depoliticized’ water management organizations, there are now increasing demands for involvement of politically elected local government institutions in water management by local communities.…”
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