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
Bumpus (2011). UNRISD. Realizing Local Development in the Carbon Commodity Chain: Political Economy, Value and Connecting Carbon Commodities at Multiple Scales
This paper provides an analysis of how local community development is connected to the global carbon economy through the creation of carbon commodities (offset credits) and the role of premium credit certification in assisting in local development. The paper shows that information on local conditions should be focused on political-economic processes and the interactions between actors to nuance the social benefits of carbon credit generation in developing country contexts.
Loquai, C and S. Le Bay (2007) Building capacities for monitoring and evaluating decentralisation and local governance: Experiences, challenges, perspectives
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.
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:
Train4Dev (2011) Harmonisation, Decentralisation, Local Governance: Assessing local governance and decentralisation
This participants’ kit gives an overview of governance assessment tools, the impact of their results on policy and the potential for increased aid effectiveness of joint local governance assessments based on the case of Rwanda.
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.
Anwar Shah/World Bank (2004) Fiscal Decentralization in Developing and Transition Economies: Progress, Problems, and the Promise
This paper discusses the transformation of public sector thinking in public sectors of developing and transition countries. Countries are reconsidering their fiscal systems and searching for the right balance between central government control and decentralized governance.
Litvack, J. and J. Seddon (eds.) (2000) Decentralisation briefing notes.
This collection of briefing notes from the World Bank Institute consists of four chapters:
Chapter one explains the cross-cutting nature of decentralisation and its rationale,
Chapter two addresses key political factors, fiscal dimensions and administrative considerations, Chapter three focuses on decentralisation in specific sectors and service delivery, and
