Minutes of the Seminar on the Thematic global evaluation of the Commission support to decentralisation processes, March 2012
The Thematic Global Evaluation of the Commission support to Decentralisation processes presentation seminar took place in Brussels in March 2012. Please read the Minutes of the Seminar.
- 2012
- Political economy of decentralisation and local governance
- Aid modalities to support decentralisation
- Fiscal decentralisation
- Local governance, citizen participation and accountability
- Decentralisation and local economic development
- Decentralisation, sector policies and local service delivery
- Decentralisation, conflict and fragile states
- Local governments and capacity building
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.
- 2012
- Political economy of decentralisation and local governance
- Aid modalities to support decentralisation
- Fiscal decentralisation
- Local governance, citizen participation and accountability
- Decentralisation and local economic development
- Decentralisation, sector policies and local service delivery
- Decentralisation, conflict and fragile states
- Local governments and capacity building
Seminar presenting the results of the Evaluation of EC support to decentralisation processes
This event is of the type External event.
This event is organised by: Gessi Paola
- Political economy of decentralisation and local governance
- Aid modalities to support decentralisation
- Fiscal decentralisation
- Local governance, citizen participation and accountability
- Decentralisation and local economic development
- Decentralisation, sector policies and local service delivery
- Decentralisation, conflict and fragile states
- Local governments and capacity building
- Urban development
- Monitoring and Evaluation of decentralisation
UNCDF (2010) Performance-based grant systems: concept and international experience (short version)
This three-page document outlines the rationale for United Nations Capital Development Fund’s support to performance-based grant systems (PBGs) and summarises the five purposes of the full version of this paper:
UNCDF (2010), Performance-based grant systems: concept and international experience
This paper from the United Nations Capital Development Fund provides an overview of lessons learned from the design and implementation of performance-based grant systems (PBGSs) for local governments in 15 developing countries. This paper is particularly valuable for central and local government practitioners, development agencies, consultants and researchers interested in intergovernmental fiscal transfers.
Train4dev (2011) Harmonisation, Decentralisation, Local Governance: Performance-Based Grant Systems; the District Development Facility in Ghana - Kristina Laarman (KfW Bank)
The District Development Facility (DDF) is a joint donor initiative in Ghana. The main objective is to improve the service delivery performance of local governments, and to improve donor coordination. The case study draws the following lessons:
OECD (2004) Lessons learned on donor support to decentralisation and local governance.
This study examines aid programmes geared towards decentralisation and local governance support. Based on experience of both bilateral and multilateral programmes, it presents lessons learned as well as guidance to donor and partner countries to improve their programmes.
Main findings of the study include:
ECDPM (2003) Sector-Wide Approaches and Decentralisation Strategies pulling in Opposite Directions? A Case Study from Uganda
This case-study is part of a five-country review coordinated by the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM). It focuses on the relationship between sector-wide approaches and related sector and budgetary support mechanisms, on processes of decentralisation.
van Reesch, E. (2007) Bridging the Macro-Micro Gap: Micro-Meso-Macro Linkages in the Context of Sector-Wide Approaches.
The shift in aid delivery from donor-led projects to supporting sector programmes (Sector-Wide Approach, SWAp) has contributed to an increase in funding for social service delivery and better management capacity at the national level but not at the local level, creating a macro-micro gap.
Train4dev (2011) Harmonisation, Decentralisation, Local Governance. Linkages between decentralisation and sector support. Participants Kit
This participants’ kit presents the relationship of decentralisation with sector-support programmes. The central question is how to combine sector support programmes and decentralisation reforms so that they reinforce each other in improving service delivery. In fact, one of the main objectives of decentralisation is improving service delivery and poverty reduction by making governments more responsive to citizens’ needs, improving access to and quality of public services and strengthening accountability.
