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Title: Getting Involved in Romania   Created: 7/26/2002 12:01
The article explores the accomplishments in the area of local government strengthening in Romania through different assistance programs. Results indicate that Romania is on the way to democracy. ...
Author(s): Daniel Serban and Claudia Panfill   © World Bank

Title: Legislative Framework supporting Citizen Participation in Local Government in Bulgaria and the US   Created: 7/26/2002 12:38
This link delivers you to a downloadable paper which examines requirements for citizen participation that currently exist in Bulgarian legislation and reviews case studies from the United States. Bulgaria - This study sets out to make an overview of Bulgarian legislation – the provisions of the Constitution and the laws, which enable citizens’...
Author(s): Malina Novkirishka – Stoyanova, Frances J. Chetwynd   © Local Government Initiative (LGI)

Title: Participation, Citizenship and Local Governance   Created: 7/26/2002 13:42
This paper will very briefly explore literature related to the dynamics and methods of strengthening community-based participation in the context of programs for democratic decentralization. It will discuss the differing concepts of participation, and their intersection; examine the evidence related to the barriers to participation in local governa...
Author(s): John Gaventa and Camilo Valderrama

Title: We’ve got to stop meeting like this   Created: 7/26/2002 13:53
This report from the Healthy City Office highlights 36 different methods for engaging the public. The report is intended as a reference for government, organizations, and agencies wishing to include the public in forming policies, services, etc. The report is divided into 3 parts. The first section explains the importance of civic participation and...
Author(s): Toronto Healthy City Office   © Toronto Healthy City Office

Title: Partnerships between Elected Local Governments and Community-Based Organizations   Created: 7/29/2002 17:13
This paper is intended to make a beginning toward initiating formalized partnerships between grassroots organizations and local governments. The examination presented here is preliminary, a marshalling of fact and experience, and an invitation to debate and discuss these issues further....
Author(s): Anirudh Krishna   © Anirudh Krishna

Title: Cameroon Mission Report : Community-Driven Development Project   Created: 8/1/2002 10:10
The World Bank’s CDD project is seeking to support the development of local governments so it can support community-driven development. To this end, our mission’s objective was 1) to examine the current functioning of local governments and the relation of elected and administrative officials, 2) provide an in-depth description of the sources of loc...
Author(s): Jennie Litvack , François Vaillancourt   © World Bank

Title: Forging Partnerships Between Elected Local Governments and Community-Based Organizations   Created: 8/13/2002 13:49
When CBOs work alongside constitutionally established and procedurally delimited LGs, the utility of both entities can be enhanced. LGs can be well grounded and organically connected with the citizens they serve, and CBOs can help citizens to connect more constructively with larger processes of markets and state. The following discussion address...
Author(s): Philippe Dongier, Jennie Litvack, Keith McLean, Anirudh Krishna   © World Bank

Title: Community Driven Development Training of Trainers: Session 3 Resources   Created: 8/21/2002 17:58
This is the list of Resources for Session 3: "Empowering Local Governments"...
Author(s): CESI, The World Bank   © The World Bank

Title: Strengthening Participation in Local Governance. Workshop Report   Created: 8/23/2002 11:28
From June 21-24, 1999 the Institute of Development Studies brought together academics, experts, policy-makers, practitioners and other scholars concerned with participation and local governance to discuss these issues. The objectives of the workshop were to share knowledge, approaches and experiences related to strengthening participation in local ...
Author(s): Camilo Valderrama; Kate Hamilton   © Institute of Development Studies

Title: Partners for Local Development. Best Practices in Bulgaria   Created: 8/23/2002 11:35
Innovative Practices in Bulgaria is a service designed and supported by people committed to create a strong and effective local self-government. Find more about the methods and instruments that improved the development of local communities....
Author(s): Foundation for Local Government Reform (FLGR)   © Foundation for Local Government Reform (FLGR)

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