With the strengthening of the fiscal decentralisation process in the Philippines, local government units (LGUs) were … provided with more opportunities in terms of local level gender responsive budgeting (hereafter LLGRB) and challenges as well … gender in the context of fiscal decentralisation. [NIPFP Working Paper 41. 2006] …

In this paper, we test whether the gender composition of government affects the quality of governance and reform … efforts, thus connecting the literature that documents the effects of gender on decision making to the literature on the … determinants of reforms. We find that countries with a higher share of female ministers and a higher share of female MPs tend to …

This manual is intended to help local governments to uphold the human rights of women, by involving them in identifying … processes of gender planning, budgeting and auditing in the general projects and in the Women's Component Plan. …

The governance of natural resource wealth is widely considered to constitute a key determinant in whether the … extraction of natural resources proves to be a blessing or a curse. What is meant by governance can span a wide range of … components, while the steps to achieving good governance remain subject to debate and uncertainty. In response to this challenge …

governance as they apply to the metropolis, and unfolds cases of institutional and programmatic arrangements to tackle such …

governance as they apply to the metropolis, and unfolds cases of institutional and programmatic arrangements to tackle such …

hierarchical contests and comparing the implications of centralized with decentralized governance. Increasing information available …. We show the potential existence of a poverty trap as a result of decentralization in taxation decisions. …

these laws, and (3) the degree of decentralization of jurisdictions with respect to local public goods. It is suggested that …This paper examines the functioning of some of India's institutions of governance, namely, the legislative and … executive branches of government, the judiciary, and the bureaucracy, from an instrumental, economic perspective. Governance is …

hierarchical contests and comparing the implications of centralized with decentralized governance. Increasing information available …. We show the potential existence of a poverty trap as a result of decentralization in taxation decisions. …

hierarchical contests and comparing the implications of centralized with decentralized governance. Increasing information available …. We show the potential existence of a poverty trap as a result of decentralization in taxation decisions. …