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
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:
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.
Martinez-Vazquez and Vaillancourt (2011) Obstacles to Decentralisation: Lessons from the Developing World
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
Train4dev (2011), Harmonisation, Decentralisation, Local Governance: Identifying strategic options for support (Powerpoint presentation)
This presentation is about the elements that need to be taken into account when designing a support strategy for decentralisation.
Policy Practice (2009) Carrying out a Joint Governance Assessment: Lessons from Rwanda
This policy brief reflects on the experience of Rwanda, the first country where a joint governance assessment was conducted in 2008. It draws lessons from the advantages and risks of undertaking a joint approach to governance assessments and offers practical guidance on how such a joint approach might be adopted elsewhere.
OECD (2009) Donor approaches to governance assessments: Guiding principles for enhanced impact, usage and harmonisation.
This document summarises an analysis of various donors’ governance assessments and introduces five guiding principles to lead to better collaboration between donors as well as with partner country governments when conducting governance assessments. The principles were developed to improve donor impact, usage and harmonisation of governance assessment.
OECD DAC (2008) Survey of Donor Approaches to Governance Assessment
Many development agencies are engaged in assessing governance. What are their approaches and how can these be more effectively harmonised? This study from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development surveys donors' use of general and thematic governance assessments.
