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: institutional properties of empowerment models, citizen participation, and responses of service providers and public officials … allow opportunities for citizen participation, enforce the rule of law, and ensure inclusive access to services. …
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This paper is an attempt to explore the meaning and significance of political participation within (a) the conceptual … continuum between representation and participation; the second looks at the global experience and experiments in electoral … designs and political reservation for women; and the third examines debates on women’s political participation and …
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Despite its evident importance relatively little is known about links between Body Mass Index (BMI) and participation … paper attempts to fill this void and examines the association between BMI and participation in, duration of employment in …
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Stéphanie Tawa Lama-Rewal ? From Village Republics to Neighborhood Associations : a Genealogy of Indian Participatory Schemes This article traces the Indian journey of the idea of a local democracy enabling citizens to directly participate in decision-making. This idea is supported by...
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health, education, protection and participation; and explores the risks and vulnerabilities of this pivotal stage. The report …
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Based on case studies of two communities implementing participatory forestry in Tanzania and India, we revisit the issue of elite capture of participatory initiatives. Our cases illustrate how initial elite capture of the participatory initiatives is circumvented over time through various forms...
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Despite its evident importance relatively little is known about links between Body Mass Index (BMI) and participation … paper attempts to fill this void and examines the association between BMI and participation in, duration of employment in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010665744
The participation of local stakeholders in governance of water resources is regarded as inalienable for ensuring … designed and executed globally to elicit enhanced participation of women. This paper contends that in the context of local … local community context and the development strategy lead to problems with effective women’s participation. On the basis of …
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Although women have proved to be competent in adopting new aquaculture technologies, their role is very much restricted and often ignored. One of the major reasons is the location of aquaculture sites and several sociocultural taboos against women who strive to earn for their familyÆs...
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Accountability is broadly defined as the obligation of those holding power to take responsibility for their behaviour and actions. Essentially the term encapsulates three main elements; answerability- the need for justification of actions; enforcement- the sanction that could be imposed if the...
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