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Author : N. C. Steytler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781868087082
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (87 download)
Download or read book Local Government Reform in Zimbabwe written by N. C. Steytler and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brian Dollery
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781782543862
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (438 download)
Download or read book Local Government Reform written by Brian Dollery and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Written by an impressive array of experts, this book surveys local government reforms in six advanced democracies, federal and unitary, which share a municipal legacy: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, and the US. . . The book has an excellent bibliography and will help open up a field heretofore noted for its insularity. Recommended.' - A.J. Ward, Choice
Author : Tinashe Calton Chigwata
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781485127468
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (274 download)
Download or read book Provincial and Local Government Reform in Zimbabwe written by Tinashe Calton Chigwata and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first to analyse the multi-level or decentralised system of government enshrined in the 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe and to provide comprehensive description and analysis of the law, policy and practice relating to provincial and local government in Zimbabwe. The book is an important tool for the purposes of reforming these provincial and local governments in Zimbabwe’s bid to realise development, economic growth, democracy and peace.
Author : Ariane Liazos
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231549377
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)
Download or read book Reforming the City written by Ariane Liazos and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most American cities are now administered by appointed city managers and governed by councils chosen in nonpartisan, at-large elections. In the early twentieth century, many urban reformers claimed these structures would make city government more responsive to the popular will. But on the whole, the effects of these reforms have been to make citizens less likely to vote in local elections and local governments less representative of their constituents. How and why did this happen? Ariane Liazos examines the urban reform movement that swept through the country in the early twentieth century and its unintended consequences. Reformers hoped to make cities simultaneously more efficient and more democratic, broadening the scope of what local government should do for residents while also reconsidering how citizens should participate in their governance. However, they increasingly focused on efficiency, appealing to business groups and compromising to avoid controversial and divisive topics, including the voting rights of African Americans and women. Liazos weaves together wide-ranging nationwide analysis with in-depth case studies. She offers nuanced accounts of reform in five cities; details the activities of the National Municipal League, made up of prominent national reformers and political scientists; and analyzes quantitative data on changes in the structures of government in over three hundred cities. Reforming the City is an important study for American history and political development, with powerful insights into the relationships between scholarship and reform and between the structures of city government and urban democracy.
Author : Brian Dollery
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781781956687
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (566 download)
Download or read book The Theory and Practice of Local Government Reform written by Brian Dollery and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Structural reform has been one of the most important, and yet one of the most neglected, aspects of modern local government. This book represents the first attempt, since the early seventies, at providing a comprehensive account of both the theory and practice of structural reform in local government in developed countries. Using recent policy experience from seven different countries, the authors present seminal theoretical perspectives on structural reforms in local governance and the policy implications deriving from them. Written by well-known scholars of local government from around the world, this volume is a "must-read" for all academics, practitioners, students and policymakers.' - Giorgio Brosio, University of Turin, Italy
Author : Muchadenyika, Davison
Publisher : Weaver Press
ISBN 13 : 1779223676
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (792 download)
Download or read book Seeking Urban Transformation written by Muchadenyika, Davison and published by Weaver Press. This book was released on 2020-02-16 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeking Urban Transformation. Alternative Urban Futures in Zimbabwe tells the stories of ordinary people’s struggles to remake urban centres. It interrogates and highlights the principle conditions in which urban transformation takes place. The main catalysts of the transformation are social movements and planning institutions. Social movements pool resources and skills, acquire land, install infrastructure and build houses. Planning institutions change policies, regulations and traditions to embrace and support a new form of urban development driven by grassroots movements. Besides providing a comprehensive analysis of planning and housing in Zimbabwe, there is a specific focus on three urban centres of Harare, Chitungwiza and Epworth. In metropolitan Harare, the books examines new housing and infrastructure series to the predominantly urban poor population; vital roles played by the urban poor in urban development and the adoption by planning institutions of grassroots-centered, urban-planning approaches. The book draws from three case studies and in-depth interviews from diverse urban shapers i.e. representatives and members of social movements, urban planners, engineers, surveyors, policy makers, politicians, civil society workers and students to generate a varied selection of insights and experiences. Based on the Zimbabwean experience, the book illustrates how actions and power of ordinary people contributes to the transformation of African cities.
Author : Jacob Wilson Chikuhwa
Publisher : Algora Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0875862861
Total Pages : 1106 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (758 download)
Download or read book A Crisis of Governance written by Jacob Wilson Chikuhwa and published by Algora Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 1106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An internationally-trained African economic analyst studies this former British colony''s struggle to become a viable independent state. Problems range from the need for constitutional reform to political patronage and a de facto oneparty democracy and th
Author : Kurebwa, Jeffrey
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 152259390X
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)
Download or read book Participation of Young People in Governance Processes in Africa written by Kurebwa, Jeffrey and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-06-28 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Active political engagement requires the youth of today to begin their journeys now to be leaders of tomorrow. Young individuals are instrumental in providing valuable insight into issues locally as well as on a national and international level. Participation of Young People in Governance Processes in Africa examines the role of young peoples involvement in governance processes in Africa and demonstrates how they are engaging in active citizenship. There is an intrinsic value in upholding their right to participate in decisions that affect their daily lives and their communities, and the content within this publication supports this by focusing on topics such as good citizenship, youth empowerment, democratic awareness, political climate, and socio-economic development. It is designed for researchers, academics, policymakers, government officials, and professionals whose interests center on the engagement of youth in active citizenship roles.
Author : V. Masunungure
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 1779222076
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (792 download)
Download or read book Zimbabwe: Mired in Transition written by V. Masunungure and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2014-04-02 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three years after the advent of Zimbabwes Inclusive Government in February 2009, the country still awaits the elections that people hope will lead to a more enduring political settlement. Zimbabwe: Mired in Transition reviews the experience of recent years assesses the progress that has been made. What is the public mood, and how has it changed? What steps have been taken to reform the media? How important is a new constitution. Although the economy has stabilised to some extent with the adoption of a multi-currency regime, industrial and agricultural production are depressed, and investment inflows are limited; what spaces exist for fiscal reform? Are local authority structures and the state bureaucracy equipped to handle the tasks that will ne asked of them? In terms of two important areas, the book extends its analysis further back than 2009. First, is the issue of emigration. Estimates of the number of Zimbabweans in the diaspora range from three to four million; what impact us this having on national development, and to what extent might the trend of migration be reversed? The second concerns young people, the chapter on which concludes: We already have a lost generation - those who were once called the born frees. Unless positive changes are made, we will still have another. This collection of eleven essays examines in detail some of the pressing questions which Zimbabweans must ask as they chart a way forward.
Author : Lionel Cliffe
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317981251
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)
Download or read book Outcomes of post-2000 Fast Track Land Reform in Zimbabwe written by Lionel Cliffe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-11 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The struggle over land has been the central issue in Zimbabwe ever since white settlers began to carve out large farms over a century ago. Their monopolisation of the better-watered half of the land was the focus of the African war of liberation war, and was partially modified following Independence in 1980. A dramatic further episode in this history was launched at the start of the last decade with the occupation of many farms by groups of African veterans of the liberation struggle and their supporters, which was then institutionalised by legislation to take over most of the large commercial farms for sub-division. Sustained fieldwork over the intervening years, by teams of scholars and experts, and by individual researchers is now generating an array of evidence-based findings of the outcomes: how land was acquired and disposed of; how it has been used; how far new farmers have carved out new livelihoods and viable new communities; the major political and economic problems they and other stakeholders such as former farm-workers, commercial farmers, and the overall rural society now face. This book will be an essential starting place for analysts, policy-makers, historians and activists seeking to understand what has happened and to spotlight the key issues for the next decade. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Peasant Studies.
Author : Jephias Mapuva
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443863181
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)
Download or read book Challenges to Urban Democratic Governance in Zimbabwe written by Jephias Mapuva and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenges to Urban Democratic Governance in Zimbabwe is a result of a study on urban governance in Zimbabwe focusing particularly on local councils and how special interest councillors are appointed by the Minister responsible for local government. The book establishes the extent to which the practice of appointing special interest councillors in terms of section 4 A of the Zimbabwe Urban Councils’ Act (2008) promotes, or hinders, democratic urban governance. The text investigates various different legislative instruments in order to present a normative framework on the best practices in democratic urban governance. A cross section of 20 urban councils was studied to establish a suitable level of accountability and consistency, as well as to provide an understanding of transparency in the appointment of special interest councillors. Among the findings of this book, it is noted that there is a high level of partisanship in the appointment of special interest councillors, especially of those who have lost in the local government elections but belong to the same political party as the Minister of Local Government, who, in this case, is empowered by law to make such appointments.
Author : Nirmala Dorasamy
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040133134
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Financial Sustainability of Local Governments in Southern Africa written by Nirmala Dorasamy and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-09-09 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book delves into the critical issue of ensuring the long-term financial viability of local governments in the diverse region of Southern Africa. Across Southern Africa, cities and communities are facing a multitude of challenges, from rapid urbanization and infrastructure challenges to social inequality and environmental degradation. In this thought-provoking book, the authors explore the intricate relationship between financial sustainability and the pursuit of sustainable cities and communities through different lenses. Drawing on extensive research and case studies from various countries in the region, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the financial realities faced by local governments. It examines the factors influencing revenue generation, expenditure management, and fiscal governance, shedding light on the complexities of financial decision-making in the context of limited resources and pressing development needs. Furthermore, it offers practical insights and actionable recommendations for policymakers, practitioners, and academics. It explores innovative approaches to revenue diversification, efficient expenditure allocation, and effective fiscal management, with the ultimate aim of fostering sustainable development, social services delivery, and environmentally sustainable infrastructure in Southern African cities and communities. This is an essential resource for anyone interested in understanding the challenges and opportunities associated with financial sustainability in the context of urbanisation and sustainable development in greater Africa. It serves as a guide and inspiration for building financially resilient local governments that can support the aspirations and well-being of their citizens while contributing to the broader vision of sustainable cities and communities.
Author : George Hamandishe Karekwaivanane
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107190207
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)
Download or read book The Struggle Over State Power in Zimbabwe written by George Hamandishe Karekwaivanane and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-11-09 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the role of the law in the constitution and contestation of state power in Zimbabwean history. It is for researchers interested in the history of the state in Southern Africa, as well as those interested in African legal history.
Author : Carlos Nunes Silva
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349951099
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (499 download)
Download or read book Governing Urban Africa written by Carlos Nunes Silva and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-09 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores some of the key challenges confronting the governance of cities in Africa, the reforms implemented in the field of urban governance, and the innovative approaches in critical areas of local governance, namely in the broad field of decentralization and urban planning reform, citizen participation, and good governance. The collection also investigates the constraints that continuously hamper urban governments as well as the ability to improve urban governance in African cities through citizen responsive innovations. Decentralization based on the principle of subsidiarity emerges as a critical necessary reform if African cities are to be appropriately empowered to face the challenges created by the unprecedented urban growth rate experienced all over the continent. This requires, among other initiatives, the implementation of an effective local self-government system, the reform of planning laws, including the adoption of new planning models, the development of citizen participation in local affairs, and new approaches to urban informality. The book will be of interest to students, researchers and policy makers in urban studies, and in particular for those interested in urban planning in Africa.
Author : Schoburgh, Eris
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522516468
Total Pages : 666 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Sub-National Governance and Development written by Schoburgh, Eris and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective governance is a crucial aspect of all modern nations. Through various collaborative efforts and processes, nations can enhance their current governance systems. The Handbook of Research on Sub-National Governance and Development is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly material on the intersection between local and national politics, analyzing how this relationship affects nations’ economy and administration. Highlighting theoretical foundations and real-world applications, this book is ideally designed for professionals, academics, students, and practitioners actively involved in the fields of public policy and governance.
Author : Christopher Rees
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135740798
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (357 download)
Download or read book Public Sector Reform in Developing and Transitional Countries written by Christopher Rees and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over recent decades, decentralization has emerged as a key Public Sector Reform strategy in a wide variety of international contexts. Yet, despite its emergence as a ubiquitous activity that cuts across disciplinary lines in international development, decentralization is understood and applied in many different ways by parties acting from contrary perspectives. This book offers a fascinating insight into theory and practice surrounding decentralization activities in the Public Sectors of developing and transitional countries. In drawing on the expertise of established scholars, the book explores the contexts, achievements, progress and challenges of decentralization and local governance. Notably, the contributions contained in this book are genuinely international in nature; the chapters explore aspects of decentralization and local governance in contexts as diverse as Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Tanzania, Uganda, and Viet Nam. In summary, by examining the subject of decentralization with reference to specific developing and transitional Public Sector contexts in which it has been practiced, this book offers an excellent contribution towards a better understanding of the theory and practice of decentralization and local governance in international settings. This book was published as a special double issue of the International Journal of Public Administration.
Author : Great Britain: Department for Communities and Local Government
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 0101693923
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Strong and Prosperous Communities written by Great Britain: Department for Communities and Local Government and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-10-26 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The government proposes to give local authorities more freedom and powers to meet the needs of their citizens and communities. Local authorities will be encouraged to develop neighbourhood charters setting out local standards and priorities; to manage services at the level of the neighbourhood; to work more closely with neighbourhood policing teams. Local people will receive more information about services and standards, and will be able to question and get a response from local councilors through a new service, Community Call for Action. Executive power will be invested in the leader of the council, and there will be three choices of leadership model: a directly elected mayor, a directly elected executive of councillors, or a leader elected by fellow councillors with a four year mandate. New training opportunities will be provided for councillors. The making of byelaws will be fully devolved to local authorities. The authorities will be encouraged to bring together local partners to help improve services, and to develop a delivery plan - the Local Area Agreement - setting out a single set of priorities for local partners, for the Sustainable Community Strategy that they are already required to prepare. The performance framework for local government will be simplified: there will be about 35 priorities for each area, with a set of some 200 outcome based indicators replacing the many hundreds of indicators currently required by central government. Ambitious efficiency gains will be required as part of the 2007 comprehensive spending review. The second volume shows how these proposals will apply to major local public service areas and cross-cutting issues: community safety; health and well-being; vulnerable people; children and families; climate change; and economic development, housing and planning.
