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The role of local government in common pool resource management: the case of municipal commonage in the northern cape
(University of Western Cape, 2004)
Municipal commonage has the potential to make a major contribution to land redistribution in South Africa. During the Apartheid era, land under the control of local government was leased out to commercial farmers at ...
The role and impact of local government communication strategies in participatory governance: The case of Lamberts Bay
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
This research examines the role and impact of local government communication strategies in
participatory governance with particular reference to Lamberts Bay, South Africa. The
investigation aimed at establishing whether ...
Tax assignment to local governments -The Case for Fiscal Decentralization in Peru
(University of Western Cape, 2004)
A country's decentralization process can be one of the pillars of democratic participation, local and regional accountability, sub-national empowerment, and under certain conditions, economic growth. Fiscal decentralization, ...
Enhancing participatory democracy: in municipal affairs through the ward committee system: A participatory monitoring and evaluation approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Local government is a key point of service delivery and is the sphere where most people
interface with government. A good relationship with communities at local government
level is therefore critical. Ward committees ...
Localising and promoting decent work: Lessons from the decent work pilot project (dwpp) in the effutu and ajumako-enyan-essiam districts, Ghana
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Since adoption of the Post–2015 development agenda, strong proposals have been made calling for the recognition of local governments as main agents in delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Although evidence ...
Democratic decentralisation in Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
Rwandan local government system is currently making an important turning point with the introduction of democratic decentralisation. This study was carried out in order to find out the prospects and challenges of democratic ...
'N doelwitbestuursmodel vir werkverrigtingbevordering op plaaslike owerheidsvlak
(Universiteit van Wes-Kaapland, 1990)
Plaaslike owerheidsaangeleenthede in Suid-Afrika het in die algemeen deurlopend heelwat
aandag vanaf owerheidsweë geniet (cf. die talle verslae en bevindings van komitees van
ondersoek na aangeleenthede rakende plaaslike ...
Citizen participation in local government decision-making in Ghana: a case study of the suame municipal assembly
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)
Scholarly consensus underscores the essential role of citizen engagement in local governance as a foundational element of representative democracy and effective governance. Across various African nations, the pursuit of ...