Part I. Conceptual and Historical Perspectives of Decentralization and Local Governance -- Chapter 1. From … Perspectives of Local Governance and Community Development in Ghana -- Chapter 3. Decoding the Paradox of Decentralization with … Centralized Characteristics in Democratic Ghana -- Chapter 4. Legitimizing Local Governance and Development Reforms in Ghana …

main reasons of absence of participation in local governance are lack of information and knowledge about public … local governance. The research results have revealed that citizens' trust in local government is still low and participation … participation, lack of information about participation opportunities, lack of communication and response to expressed opinion and …

's Participation and Accountability in Bangladesh -- Chapter 4: Governance, People's Participation, Accountability and the Act of 2009 … through Public Forums -- Chapter 7: Ensuring Transparency Through Citizen Charter and Rights to Information -- Chapter 8: Role … or Union Parishads (UP), with a particular emphasis on people’s participation and accountability. Throughout the chapters …

Participatory Budgeting (PB) has emerged as one of the major innovations in participatory governance for local … management and local democracy worldwide. With more than 3,000 experiences recorded in over forty countries, PB is gradually … public sector reform. In most cases, PB has positively contributed to administrative modernization and other 'good governance …