Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation

Group type: Public group

Additional video interviews: Perspectives on the Evaluation of the EC Support to Decentralisation Processes

The following interviews are linked to the magazine article, Perspectives on the Evaluation of the EC Support to Decentralisation Processes.

The presentation of the evaluation of ten years of EU support to decentralisation processes, 2000-2009, took place in Brussels in March 2012.  Capacity4dev.eu interviewed several of the participants in order to share their viewpoints on the processes and outcomes.

Conference concept and contribution paper/Conference "Aid effectiveness, multilevel governance and decentralised cooperation" (13 december 2011, Basque Government Delegation in Brussels)

Dear Colleagues,

Please find enclosed the concept and contribution paper about our conference "Aid effectiveness, multilevel governance and decentralised cooperation" (13 december 2011, Basque Government Delegation in Brussels).

Information about the conference:

UNDP/Basque Government (2011): Contribution paper on Aid effectiveness, multilevel governance and decentralized cooperation: basis for a new, post-Busan development cooperation architecture and the role of regions and cities

Description:

In view of the HLF-4, UNDP promoted a broad consultative process on aid effectiveness at the local level, in close collaboration with the Andalusian Municipalities Fund for International Solidarity (FAMSI) - vice-presidency of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), the Forum of Global Associations of Regions (FOGAR), the Institute of Development Studies and International Cooperation (HEGOA), Local Authorities’ Fund for Decentralized Cooperation and Sustainable Human Development (FELCOS Umbria), the Observatory for Decentralised Cooperation European Union – Latin America, the Basque Gov

Martinez-Vazquez and Vaillancourt (2011) Obstacles to Decentralisation: Lessons from the Developing World

Description:

Since World War II, the political map of the world has been influenced by three major ‘D' phenomena; decolonization in Africa and Asia; dissolution of states like Pakistan, Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia; and the emergence of new decentralized states in lieu of centralized ones. Although less dramatic in political resonance, it is the last process that is most alive today and which is affecting the lives of many citizens because of its global reach and scale. Decentralization with fiscal and

Loquai, C and S. Le Bay (2007) Building capacities for monitoring and evaluating decentralisation and local governance: Experiences, challenges, perspectives

Description:

This brief from the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) suggests that greater efforts be made to build local capacities for monitoring and evaluating decentralisation and local governance. It argues that involving local actors in monitoring and evaluation will both facilitate the decentralisation process and improve the performance and legitimacy of local governments.

 

Train4dev (2011) Harmonisation, Decentralisation, Local Governance: Monitoring and evaluation support.

Description:

This participants’ kit covers the latest thinking on monitoring and evaluating support to decentralisation, including the guiding principles developed by the DeLoG.  It also identifies the challenges that may be encountered when developing or advising partners on monitoring and evaluation systems. The kit presents different M&E tools and approaches, and discusses capacity building and issues of harmonisation and alignment.

Train4dev (2011) Harmonisation, Decentralisation, Local Governance: Monitoring and evaluating support to decentralisation and local governance: challenges and trends

Description:

This presentation covers the challenges in monitoring and evaluation of support to decentralisation and local governance, trends in the international debate and practice, and participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E), domestic accountability and capacity-building with partner institutions.