Participation, Decentralization and Human Rights : A Review of Approaches for Strengthening Voice and Accountability in Local Governance

This report examines the theoretical and practical synergies between three intervention models that are currently being employed to improve local governance in developing countries: 1) democratic decentralization or devolution; 2) community partici...

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Main Authors:	Friis-Hansen, Esbern, Kyed, Helene Maria
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ACCOUNTABILITY RELATIONSHIP ACCOUNTABILITY RELATIONSHIPS ACTIVE CITIZENS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY ADVOCACY BASIC NEEDS BENEFICIARIES BROAD PARTICIPATION CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL CITIES CBO CHILD LABOR CITIZEN CITIZEN FEEDBACK CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN DEVELOPMENT CITIZENS CITIZENSHIP CIVIC EDUCATION CIVIL RIGHTS CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COALITIONS COLLABORATION COMMUNITY ACTION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT COMMUNITY INDICATORS COMMUNITY LEVEL COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUENCY CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTIONS CONTRIBUTIONS DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION REFORMS DECISION-MAKERS DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING PROCESS DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES DECISIONMAKING DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE DEMOCRATIZATION DEVELOPMENT AGENDA DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION DEVOLUTION OF POWER DISCRETIONARY POWERS DISCRIMINATION DISTRICTS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ECONOMIC RIGHTS EMPOWERMENT ENABLING ENVIRONMENT EXPENDITURE FIGURES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOOD SECURITY GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE PROCESSES GOVERNANCE PROGRAMS GOVERNMENT ACTION GOVERNMENT DECISION GOVERNMENT LEVEL GOVERNMENT LEVELS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS INCOME INEQUALITY INGO INGOS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONALIZATION INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL LEVELS INTERVIEWING LEGAL INSTITUTIONS LEGISLATION LEGITIMACY LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LOBBYING LOCAL ACTORS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL CAPACITY LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL COMMUNITY LOCAL COUNCILS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT LOCAL GOVERNANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL INSTITUTIONS LOCAL KNOWLEDGE LOCAL LEVELS LOCAL OWNERSHIP LOCAL PEOPLE MAJORITY RULE MARGINALIZED GROUPS MOBILIZATION MULTILATERAL DONORS MUNICIPALITY NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL LAWS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POLICIES NATIONAL POLICY NATIONS ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY PARLIAMENT PARTICIPATORY APPROACH PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT PARTICIPATORY METHODOLOGIES PARTICIPATORY MONITORING PARTICIPATORY PLANNING PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES PARTICIPATORY TOOLS POLICY ADVOCACY POLICY ANALYSIS POLITICAL DYNAMICS POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL PARTICIPATION POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL REFORMS POLITICAL STRUCTURES POLITICAL VOICE POPULAR PARTICIPATION POVERTY REDUCTION PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY RAP RECONSTRUCTION RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY RIGHTS ADVOCACY RIGHTS ADVOCATES SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS SOCIAL AUDITS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL POLICY SOCIALISM SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NETWORK STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDERS STATE AUTHORITIES STATE FUNDS STATE INSTITUTIONS STATE RESOURCES TARGET GROUPS TRAINING COURSES TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENT INFORMATION UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION VILLAGE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/919321468152080398/Participation-decentralization-and-human-rights-a-review-of-approaches-for-strengthening-voice-and-accountability-in-local-governance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28273