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.
Inwent (2008): Draft terms of reference for a study on fiscal decentralisation for DeLoG
The ToRs outline the requirements for a study on the progress of fiscal decentralisation in Africa based on already existing material in countries where DeLoG members are active. The aim is to assess progress of fiscal decentralisation in Africa, based on existing material and to draw up a shared state of play.
6th Annual DeLoG Meeting (May 2011) Presentation of the Local Economic Development Network of Africa (LEDNA)
This presentation, delivered by François Yatta, presents the objectives and modus operandi of the LEDNA Network. LEDNA is the Local Economic Development Network for Africa. It is a social networking platform generating knowledge on local economic development. It also provides support for mainstreaming economic development into the decentralisation processes.
6th Annual DeLoG Meeting (May 2011) The All African Ministerial Conference on Decentralisation and Local Development (AMCOD/ CADDEL)
This presentation, delivered by Etienne Owono of AMCOD/CADDEL, gives an overview of the origins of AMCOD and its main achievements, and the current projects currently supported by AMCOD (such as the inter-country Benchmarking study of decentralisation experiences in Africa).
