Concept Paper on Decentralisation and Local Governance. Module 1: definitions and concepts.
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Author/contributor
- Olsen, Hans Bjørn (Author)
Title
Concept Paper on Decentralisation and Local Governance. Module 1: definitions and concepts.
Abstract
SDC has been implementing projects in support to decentralisation and local governance for about 15 years. Today, arounf 2/3 of SDC's country programmes include a support to local governance and/or decentralisation. For this reason, an independent evaluation of SDC’s achievements on “Decentralisation and local governance” took place in 2006‐2007. One of the recommendations of this evaluation was to carry out a capitalisation of SDC’s experiences in this field. SDC’s Governance Division has been charged with implementing this recommendation and has planned a two‐step process: first to clarify concepts; and secondly, to identify SDC’s practical lessons learnt in this field. The present document has 3 main objectives:
‐To further a common understanding about concepts linked to decentralisation and local governance within SDC (HQs and field).
‐ To give basic conceptual elements for capacity building activities in decentralisation
‐ The document does not pretend to be an academically precise paper, but rather a short and succinct presentation of the various concepts. Therefore, this document does not present a collection of practical experiences from SDCs many interventions in developing countries, but is the 1st module of a series of two documents. The 2nd module will be published at the end of 2008 and will include practical and concrete recommendations and tips, which will compiled at the capitalisation workshop of SDC’s experiences in supporting decentralisation and local governance processes (planned for June 2008).
Report Number
1
Series Title
Concept paper
Institution
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Date
2007
Language
en
Accessed
2023-03-16
Library Catalogue
Zotero
Citation
Olsen, H. B. (2007). Concept Paper on Decentralisation and Local Governance. Module 1: definitions and concepts. (No. 1; Concept Paper). Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/en/home/publikationen_undservice/publikationen/alle-deza-publikationen.html/content/publikationen/en/deza/diverse-publikationen/decentralisation-et-la-gouvernance-locale
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Geography / Geografia
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