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Local Development Funds in Myanmar An Initial Review

Myanmar Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs Bart Robertson, Cindy Joelene and Lauren Dunn 2015 Development assistance for poverty reduction and food security, Micro-finance, Poverty reduction and food securities assistance NGOs, Provincial and local governments

A growing number of Local Developments Funds (LDFs) are helping to drive “bottom-up” planning in Myanmar. This report provides an overview of international best practice in the ...

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State and Region Governments in Myanmar

Myanmar Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs Hamish Nixon, Cindy Joelene, Kyi Pyar Chit Saw, Thet Aung Lynn,... 2013 Provincial and local governments

Subnational governance institutions and central-local relations are critical to the future of Myanmar, and they are undergoing significant change. This report aims to inform pol...

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Sub - national Governments and Business in Myanmar

Myanmar Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs Jared Bissinger, Linn Maung Maung 2014 Business structures and legal registration, Provincial and local governments

The research presented in this discussion paper by Jared Bissinger and Linn Maung Maung analyzes the role that local government institutions play in economic governance and how ...

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Administering the State in Myanmar: An Overview of the General Administration Department

Myanmar Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs Kyi Pyar Chit Saw and Matthew Arnold 2014 Decentralization and deconcentration, Provincial and local governments

this research report provides an extensive overview to the General Administration Department (GAD) based on literature review and a series of in-depth interviews. The report fir...

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State and Region Public Finances in Myanmar

Myanmar Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs Giles Dickenson-Jones, S Kanay De, and Andrea Smurra 2015 Provincial and local governments

This research focuses on understanding the role of state and region governments in relation to Myanmar’s public finances. This has been done to take stock of existing research, ...

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Municipal Governance in Myanmar: An overview of Development Affairs Organizations

Myanmar Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs Matthew Arnold, Ye Thu Aung, Susanne Kempel, and Kyi Pyar Chit Saw 2015 Decentralization and deconcentration, Provincial and local governments

While Development Affairs Organiztions are the primary municipal governance agencies for Myanmar outside of Yangon City, Mandalay City, and Nay Pyi Taw, there is limited underst...

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Scorecard of the implementation of Cambodia Millennium Development Goals (CMDG) at sub-national levels by capital, provinces, municipalities, districts, khans in year 2012

Cambodia Issue and policy briefs Working Group of Decentralization and Deconcentration and... 2012 Decentralization and deconcentration, Provincial and local governments

The Working Group of Decentralization and Deconcentration and Sethkomar (WGDDS) of Ministry of Planning has studied and presented questionnaires for collecting raw data and tra...

Memorandum of Understanding between the Secretariat of National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development Secretariat (NCDDS) and partners of the Implementation of Social Accountability Framework (I-SAF) Phase II

Cambodia Archived web content Secretariat of the National Committee for Sub-National Democratic... 2019 Decentralization and deconcentration, Development and assistance for education, Provincial and local governments, Public health

This page gives information about the 4 non-government organizations which worked on the Implementation of Social Accountability Implementation Plan for Sub-National Democratic ...

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Memorandum of Understanding between the Secretariat of National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development Secretariat (NCDDS) and partners of the Implementation of Social Accountability Framework (I-SAF)

Cambodia Archived web content Secretariat of the National Committee for Sub-National Democratic... 2016 Decentralization and deconcentration, Development and assistance for education, Provincial and local governments, Public health

This page gives information about the 5 non-government organizations which worked on the Implementation of Social Accountability Implementation Plan for Sub-National Democratic ...

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Local public services performance and unofficial fees

Cambodia Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Sieng, Deline, Hor, Chamroeun,You, Sethy 2006 Access to education and health care, Anti-corruption, Government services, Provincial and local governments

The study focused on three specific public services provided at the commune level: the Commune office, primary schooling and health center services. These three local services a...

The 2017 International Election Observation Mission of ANFREL to Cambodia's Commune Elections

Cambodia Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Amaël Vier and Karel Jiaan Galang 2017 Elections, Provincial and local governments

The report was the result of ANFREL's missions to observe Cambodia's commune and Sangkat council elections, from 12 May to 5 June 2017. A total of 36 international observers wer...

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Who is really bearing the cost of REDD+? The answer may surprise you

Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs Cecelia Lutrell, Forests News 2016 Civil society, Communal land, Forest policy and administration, Forest trade and finance, Provincial and local governments

Estimates of REDD+ costs have long been criticized for excluding transaction and implementation costs and undervaluing informal market activities such as subsistence farming. ...

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Decree of the Prime Minister on the transfer of Thua Thoem to Xieng Khouang and Xay Somboun districts under the Vientiane Provincial Administration Office No 10 / Nang, Vientiane Capital on 13.01.2006

Lao People's Democratic Republic Advocacy and promotional materials Prime Minister's Office 2006 Provincial and local governments

Decree of the Prime Minister on the transfer of Thua Thoem to the Xieng Khouang and Xay Somboun districts to the Vientiane provincial authorities.

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Small island tourism development plan implementation: The case of Koh Tao, Thailand

Thailand Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Dietrich, John, Szuster, Brian W. 2014 Economy and commerce, Infrastructure, Provincial and local governments, Tourism

This article examines the implementation of tourism development plans in Thailand, focusing on the island of Koh Tao as a case study. It examines the applicability of plan imple...

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Decentralised governance in a hybrid polity: localisation of decentralisation reform in Cambodia

Cambodia Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs HENG Seiha, KIM Sedara, SO Sokbunthoeun 2011 Decentralization and deconcentration, Government services, Provincial and local governments

This paper reviews the progress of the decentralization and deconcentration (D&D) reform in Cambodia. It revisits the conflicting positive and negative views on the achievements...

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Cases of local transboundary environmental management in border areas of the Mekong watershed in Yunnan, China

Cambodia, Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Myanmar, China Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Zuo Ting Environment and natural resources, Environment and natural resources policy and administration, Provincial and local governments, Trade

This paper documents cases of transboundary environmental cooperation and issues in local institutional contexts in Yunnan, China. Cases include formal agreements on specific is...

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Manual on flood preparedness program for provincial and district level authorities in the Lower Mekong Basin countries

Cambodia, Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Myanmar Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Flood Management and Mitigation Program,Mekong River Commission 2009 Disaster preparedness and emergency response policy and administration, Education and training, Floods, Provincial and local governments

A manual to assist provincial and district level disaster management committees to develop and implement a Flood Preparedness Program, developed from curriculum of training cour...

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Commune councils and civil society: Promoting decentralization through partnerships

Cambodia Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Mansfield, Cristina, MacLeod, Kurt 2004 Decentralization and deconcentration, Government, Government services, Provincial and local governments, System of government

This publication provides an overview of the current work of commune councils in Cambodia and concrete examples of how development agencies are helping to build council capacity...

Baseline survey on youth leader for social accountability (YLSA) project

Cambodia Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Youth Resource Development Programme 2012 Civil society, Provincial and local governments, Youth associations

A baseline study of the “Young Leaders for Social Accountability” project implemented by Youth Resource Development Program (YRDP). The survey was conducted in May 2012 in...

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Barriers to local residents’ participation in community-based tourism: Lessons from Houay Kaeng village in Laos

Lao People's Democratic Republic Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations Kim, Sangkyun, Park, Eerang; Phandanouvong, Toulakham 2014 Civil and political rights, Civil society, Environmental and biodiversity protection, Provincial and local governments, Tourism

A study exploring the barriers to local residents’ participation in the process of community-based tourism planning and development in a developing country. Focusing on the case...

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