Uganda's decentralisation policy, basedon the devolution of power, functions and responsibilities to popularly elected localgovernments has had a significant impact on the way the country is governed. All localauthorities currently have the power to implement development plans based on locallydetermined ...
This article presents a discussion of the leadership practice known as 'Challenge the Process'; within the context of Bushenyi district local government administration in Uganda. The discussion reveals that the leadership practice of 'challenge the process' influences the organisational climate and can ...
a principle of consolidation of existing services to bring them up to standard (using specific service delivery standards for the relevant sectors) was a relevant and appropriate approach in the context of limited resource envelope and reduced discretionary grants available for Local Governments (LGs)....
The establishment of an effective local government system has been imperative in the Sudan both on account of the vast scale of the country and the decentralization policies of successive governments. District councils were initially established in 1951 following the Marshall Report, but were by stages...
In subject area: Earth and Planetary Sciences Local Government Policy refers to the decisions and actions taken by local governments to allocate policy resources and achieve specific goals, such as those related to climate governance. These policies are influenced by the tradeoffs between central and ...
Balance of power;Bangladesh perspective;Central government;Inter-relation;Local government institutions;National government;Sub-national government Definition National and local governments relationship in Bangladesh refers to the interrelationship and balance of power between the national or central government and...
The services included health, education, street lighting, water supply, drainage, waste collection among others as provided for by the Local Governments Act. Funding was provided as Conditional and non-conditional grants released in each financial year for two grouped items of Local Development Grants...
supporting the Zambian government’s efforts to decentralise fiscal management and transfer decision-making power to local governments. As the donor co-chair for the Decentralisation Secretariat, she collaborates with senior officials in sectors like Health, Education, Economic Development, and Democracy ...
1 In Uganda, broadcasting results of local government audits to randomly assigned subcounties changed the knowledge, attitude, and behavior of citizens and performance of government officials (Moehler, 2008). A randomized study in Indonesia found that citizens who participated directly in local ...
This paper seeks to assess to what extent e-government enables accountability and transparency in EU local governments. It also provides an overall view about how local governments are implementing ICTs initiatives to bring citizens closer to governments. Although the mere capacity of the Internet for...