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Building democratic institutions
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ISBN: 1565496191 1565491971 9781565496194 9781565491977 156549198X 9781565491984 9781565491984 Year: 2005 Publisher: Boulder

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Bridging the gap between theory and practice, Shabbir Cheema draws on a wealth of case studies from around the world to clarify the links among governance, democracy, and human development and to identify the conditions that make democracy work.

Urban shelter and services: public policies and management approaches
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ISBN: 0275926532 Year: 1987 Publisher: New York Praeger

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Building Democratic Institutions : Governance Reform in Developing Countries
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ISBN: 9781565496194 Year: 2005 Publisher: Boulder Lynne Rienner Publishers, ; Kumarian Press

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Engaging civil society
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ISBN: 9280871579 9789280871579 9789280811889 9280811886 Year: 2010 Publisher: Tokyo New York United Nations University

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The rapid pace of globalization has led to the increasing interdependence of member states of the United Nations to achieve sustainable development objectives, including the eradication of extreme poverty, environmental protection, access to basic services and livelihoods and the promotion of economic growth and opportunities. Policymakers, scholars and development practitioners recognize the centrality of effective governance at the local, national and global levels to promote sustainable development. Along with governments and the private sector, civil society organizations (CSOs) are playin

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Civil society. --- Democracy.


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Building trust in government : innovations in governance reform in Asia
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ISBN: 9280871587 Year: 2010 Publisher: New York : United Nations University Press,

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The ability of governments and the global community to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, ensure security, and promote adherence to basic standards of human rights depends on people's trust in their government. However, public trust in government and political institutions has been declining in both developing and developed countries in the new millennium. One of the challenges in promoting trust in government is to engage citizens, especially the marginalized groups and the poor, into the policy process to ensure that governance is truly representative, participatory, and benefits all


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Case studies of project sustainability : implications for policy and operations from Asian experience
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ISBN: 1280015799 9786610015795 0585231559 Year: 1990 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : World Bank,

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This report summarizes the discussions and conclusions of an Economic Development Institute seminar. The purpose of the seminar was to introduce the concept of project sustainability to senior government officials, to present an overview of project sustainability experience in Asia, and to assess the importance of the concept in Bangladesh. It is hoped that the present publication will contribute to the very limited empirical data currently available on this topic, and that the case studies prepared for the seminar will encourage other research and training institutions to prepare similar kinds of cases.

Decentralizing governance : emerging concepts and practices
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ISBN: 0815713894 9780815713890 Year: 2007 Publisher: Washington, D.C. Brookings Institution Press

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"Assesses the emerging concepts of decentralization (devolution, empowerment, capacity building, and democratic governance) in different contexts and regions. Details the factors driving the movement, including political changes such as the fall of the Iron Curtain and the ascendance of democracy; economic factors such as globalization and outsourcing; and technological advances" -- Provided by publisher.

Reinventing government for the twenty-first century : state capacity in a globalizing society
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ISBN: 1565491785 1565491793 Year: 2003 Publisher: Bloomfield, Conn. Kumarian Press

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Organization theory --- Decentralization in government --- Economic development --- Globalization --- Organizational change --- Public administration --- Public-private sector cooperation --- #SBIB:053.IO --- #SBIB:324H20 --- #SBIB:324H40 --- #SBIB:35H100 --- Private-public partnerships --- Private-public sector cooperation --- Public-private partnerships --- Public-private sector collaboration --- Cooperation --- Administration, Public --- Delivery of government services --- Government services, Delivery of --- Public management --- Public sector management --- Political science --- Administrative law --- Local government --- Public officers --- Change, Organizational --- Organization development --- Organizational development --- Organizational innovation --- Management --- Organization --- Manpower planning --- Global cities --- Globalisation --- Internationalization --- International relations --- Anti-globalization movement --- Development, Economic --- Economic growth --- Growth, Economic --- Economic policy --- Economics --- Statics and dynamics (Social sciences) --- Development economics --- Resource curse --- Centralization in government --- Devolution in government --- Government centralization --- Government decentralization --- Government devolution --- Central-local government relations --- Federal government --- Politologie: theorieën (democratie, comparatieve studieën….) --- Politieke structuren: algemeen --- Bestuurlijke organisatie: algemene werken


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Urban agriculture : food, jobs and sustainable cities
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Year: 1996 Publisher: New York, NY : United Nations Development Programme,

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Urban services in developing countries: public and private roles in urban development
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ISBN: 0333421868 Year: 1988 Publisher: London Macmillan

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