. Following the decentralization theorem, the devolution of powers should increase aid effectiveness, since local decision …-makers are better informed about local needs. At the same time, decentralization has reverse effects, e.g., through coordination … consider how both anti-poverty instruments - financial assistance and decentralization - work together. -- foreign aid ; growth …

. Following the decentralization theorem, the devolution of powers should increase aid effectiveness, since local decision …-makers are better informed about local needs. At the same time, decentralization has reverse effects, e.g., through coordination … consider how both anti-poverty instruments - financial assistance and decentralization - work together …

Part I. Conceptual and Historical Perspectives of Decentralization and Local Governance -- Chapter 1. From … Deconcentration to Devolution: Tracking the Historical Trajectory of Democratic Decentralization in Ghana -- Chapter 2. Historical … Perspectives of Local Governance and Community Development in Ghana -- Chapter 3. Decoding the Paradox of Decentralization with …

capabilities which was generated through an extensive consultative process with indigenous communities in Peru and Bolivia and …

Democracy and natural resources -- Theoretical foundation of decentralization's potential environmental benefits … -- Lessons learned -- Recommendations -- Annex A: WRI research on decentralization and the environment -- Annex B: case study …