Democratic Local Governance: Reforms and Innovations in Asia (Trends & Innovations in Governance) - Softcover

G.Shabbir Cheema

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9280812327 ISBN 13: 9789280812329

Publisher: UN Distributed Titles, 2013

Synopsis

Asian countries have introduced major reforms and new institutional mechanisms in recent years to promote the engagement of elected local governments, civil society, and the private sector. This book examines emerging issues in democratic local governance and factors that influenced the impetus for and the substance of reforms. It asks the following questions: What have been the challenges in designing and implementing decentralization policies and programs?; What are the constraints on strengthening citizen participation?; Can reforms promote gender and rights perspectives in local governance?; What is the role of local government in service delivery and access?; How effective are the mechanisms for accountability and transparency in local governance?; and What are the driving forces influencing democratic local governance reform? The book addresses these questions as it discusses studies from theoretical and comparative perspectives on specific issues as well as myriad cases across Asia, often dealing with country-specific reforms.

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About the Author

G. Shabbir Cheema is a senior fellow and director of the Asia Pacific Governance and Democracy Initiative, East-West Center, Hawaii.

Edition details

• Publisher: UN Distributed Titles
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9280812327
• ISBN 13: 9789280812329
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 236
• Editor: G.Shabbir Cheema