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 participatory approaches, and; 3) rights-based approaches. The aim is to identify the possibilities and challenges of an 'integrative approach' to local governance that combines the strengths of each of the three intervention models. It is assumed that an integrative approach can help enhance efforts to improve the downward accountability of local governments, enhance equity in the distribution of services and in various citizens' access to influence, and increase citizen participation in local governance processes. This is supported by a number of empirical cases from Africa, Latin America, Asia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, which are presented in the report. Each case also highlights a number of context-specific challenges to using an integrative approach, such as available financial resources, national policy environments and local conflicts. The report fills this gap by both identifying theoretical synergies and by drawing on the few empirical cases that exist.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Friis-Hansen, Esbern, Kyed, Helene Maria
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2009-01-30
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
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