This book examines how and why local communities have been neglected in development initiatives in South Asia, focusing on Sri Lanka, and assesses the significant support from NGOs in increasing the capacity of local government and in promoting local development. Based on research in the...

Cover -- EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD -- Guest editorial -- Local councils' environmental sustainability reporting: who really counts? -- Mental models and cognitive discomfort -- Financial determinants of local government debt in New Zealand -- Making a splash -- Perceived accountability for local...

Intro -- Vorbemerkung -- Danksagung -- Ziele und Aufbau des Buches -- Inhalt -- Abbildungsverzeichnis -- Tabellenverzeichnis -- Abkürzungsverzeichnis -- Teil I: Rahmenbedingungen und Grundlagen -- 1. Rahmenbedingungen und externe Einflussfaktoren -- 2. Rechtliche Grundlagen -- 3. Der Konzern...

Intro -- PRACTICING LOCAL GOVERNANCE:NORTHERN PERSPECTIVES -- PRACTICING LOCAL GOVERNANCE:NORTHERN PERSPECTIVES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND THE CHALLENGES OFGLOBAL CHANGE -- INTRODUCTION -- GLOBALIZATION AND DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS -- GOVERNANCE - AN ANALYTICAL RESPONSE TO...

We examine the human development consequences of transferring responsibility for public service provision to local governments in India, using state-level variation in the timing of administrative decentralization reforms. We find that devolution of the responsibility for health functions from...