Participation and Local Government

Citizen participation in the decisionmaking and development activities of local government can produce more efficient and effective delivery of services by the public sector. In order to foster participation, some responsibility must be devolved fr...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/08/2830680/participation-local-government
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11616
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spelling okr-10986-116162021-04-23T14:02:56Z Participation and Local Government World Bank ACCOUNTABILITY ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES AUTHORITY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS CITIZEN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITIZENS COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COUNCILS DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DEVOLUTION DISTRICTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC REFORM EXECUTING AGENCIES FINANCIAL SUPPORT GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT ROLE INCOME INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE PROCESS LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LOBBYING LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL LEVELS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL POLICY PREFECTURES PRIVATE SCHOOLS PRIVATE SECTOR PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC WORKS SEWAGE TRANSPARENCY PARTICIPATION ANALYSIS LOCAL GOVERNMENT NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PUBLIC SERVICES PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION LEGISLATIVE PROCESS JUDICIAL PROCESS CONSUMERS RESPONSIBILITY Citizen participation in the decisionmaking and development activities of local government can produce more efficient and effective delivery of services by the public sector. In order to foster participation, some responsibility must be devolved from central to local government. However, the assignment of responsibilities to local governments cannot, by itself, ensure participation. Accountable local governments are key actors in any attempt to create an enabling environment for effective participation in public sector activities. 2012-08-13T15:32:43Z 2012-08-13T15:32:43Z 1996-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/08/2830680/participation-local-government http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11616 English Social Development Notes; No. 28 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
AUTHORITY
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
CITIZEN
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
CITIZENS
COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
COUNCILS
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION MAKING
DEVOLUTION
DISTRICTS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC REFORM
EXECUTING AGENCIES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
GOVERNMENT ROLE
INCOME
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
LAWS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGISLATION
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
LOBBYING
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL LEVELS
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
MUNICIPALITIES
NATIONAL POLICY
PREFECTURES
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS
PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC WORKS
SEWAGE
TRANSPARENCY PARTICIPATION ANALYSIS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
PUBLIC SERVICES
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
JUDICIAL PROCESS
CONSUMERS
RESPONSIBILITY
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
AUTHORITY
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
CITIZEN
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
CITIZENS
COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
COUNCILS
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION MAKING
DEVOLUTION
DISTRICTS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC REFORM
EXECUTING AGENCIES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
GOVERNMENT ROLE
INCOME
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
LAWS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGISLATION
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
LOBBYING
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL LEVELS
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
MUNICIPALITIES
NATIONAL POLICY
PREFECTURES
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS
PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC WORKS
SEWAGE
TRANSPARENCY PARTICIPATION ANALYSIS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
PUBLIC SERVICES
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
JUDICIAL PROCESS
CONSUMERS
RESPONSIBILITY
World Bank
Participation and Local Government
relation Social Development Notes; No. 28
description Citizen participation in the decisionmaking and development activities of local government can produce more efficient and effective delivery of services by the public sector. In order to foster participation, some responsibility must be devolved from central to local government. However, the assignment of responsibilities to local governments cannot, by itself, ensure participation. Accountable local governments are key actors in any attempt to create an enabling environment for effective participation in public sector activities.
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title Participation and Local Government
title_short Participation and Local Government
title_full Participation and Local Government
title_fullStr Participation and Local Government
title_full_unstemmed Participation and Local Government
title_sort participation and local government
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/08/2830680/participation-local-government
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11616
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