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to focus on their restructuring and governance. The third section reviews the institutional framework for macroeconomic …
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This study addresses the roles of different levels of government and the institutional arrangements involved in the provision of key services. The focus throughout is on disadvantaged rural areas. The study demonstrates the approach for a small number of sectors that have been "devolved" to...
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This study addresses the roles of different levels of government and the institutional arrangements involved in the provision of key services. The focus throughout is on disadvantaged rural areas. The study demonstrates the approach for a small number of sectors that have been "devolved" to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553148
the rest of India. There is a hierarchical arrangement of center-state-local governance. The 73rd Amendment to the … (zilla), block (taluk), and village (gram) panchayats. The design and implementation of the decentralization program are a … state government responsibility. However implementation of key aspects of the program is lagging. Districts and blocks have …
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part because of excessively complex design and implementation of sector governance arrangements. There is a need to address … its focus on governance as a key factor accounting for variations in development effectiveness. Through its long …-standing engagement in Albania, the World Bank has supported institutional development and governance reforms to help strengthen the …
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The report examines the local government sector in Kenya, the reform and decentralization process, and the dynamics of local service delivery. The report is organized in three parts. The first, traces the broad contours of the reform process in Kenya: the inter-governmental system, local...
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This report proposes a two-pronged strategy of government action for securing progress in sub-national administration, using the structures, and discipline that form the distinctive heritage of the Afghan state. One strand calls for the center to commit itself to delivering some basic support...
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work force in the public sector and have been credited with the successful implementation of 22,000 improvements in public …
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This document presents the main governance indicators for the country, as compiled by the World Bank Institute (WBI …), and how are they used by international institutions in making decisions about assistance to Nicaragua. Although these … oversight and accountability of public sector performance (the Comptroller's Office and social accountability). The overall …
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The present study uses examples from all three branches of Government - the Ministry of Finance, the ordinary courts, and the Congress in its budgetary role - to examine the institutional obstacles to their improved performance and the opportunities for targeted changes. It builds on recent...
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