Articulations of Local Governance in Timor-Leste : Lessons for Local Development under Decentralization

In pursuing a decentralization policy that sets out to devolve elements of state authority to municipalities, the Government of Timor-Leste faces a key challenge: how to combine different types of governance systems that have legitimacy at local and state levels. In order to inform this process, this policy note looks at how communities and local government currently work together to plan and implement local development initiatives. It attempts to answer the question, 'what steps might the government of Timor-Leste take to amplify the voice of citizens in development planning, and the responsiveness of the state to those voices?' This note informs current discussions on community-planning processes, dispute-resolution and complaints mechanisms within local development programs, and other important aspects of the decentralization agenda through a perspective informed by in-depth, local-level policy analysis.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Butterworth, David, Dale, Pamela
Format:	Policy Note biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-10
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITIES, ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS, ACTIVE PARTICIPATION, ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS, BIDDING, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CITIES, CITIZEN, CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, CITIZENS, CITIZENSHIP, CIVIC EDUCATION, CIVIL SERVANT, CIVIL SERVANTS, CIVIL SOCIETY, CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS, CIVIL SOCIETY INVOLVEMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES, CLEAN WATER, COLLUSION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY GROUPS, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, COMMUNITY LEADERS, COMMUNITY LEVEL, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT, COMPLAINT, COMPLAINTS, CONFIDENCE, CONSENSUS, CONSULTATION MEETINGS, CONTRIBUTIONS, CORRUPTION, COUNCILS, CRIME, CRONYISM, DECENTRALIZATION, DECENTRALIZATION ACTIVITIES, DECISION MAKING, DECISION-MAKING, DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY, DECISION-MAKING POWER, DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES, DECREE, DEMOCRACY, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION, DEMOCRATIC STATE, DESCRIPTION, DEVELOPMENT ACTORS, DEVELOPMENT GRANTS, DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS, DISCRETION, DISTRICTS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT GENERATION, EXECUTION, FEMALE, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FORMAL INSTITUTIONS, GENDER, GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, HOSPITALS, HOUSES, IDEOLOGIES, INEQUALITY, INFORMAL PAYMENTS, INFORMATION SHARING, INGO, INITIATIVE, INSTITUTION BUILDING, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, INTERVENTION, INTERVENTIONS, JUSTICE, LEADERSHIP, LEGITIMACY, LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, LIVING STANDARDS, LOBBYING, LOCAL ACTORS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, LOCAL AUTHORITY, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LOCAL COMMUNITY, LOCAL DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES, LOCAL GOVERNANCE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL INSTITUTIONS, LOCAL LEVEL INSTITUTIONS, LOCAL LEVELS, LOCAL MEDIA, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL OWNERSHIP, LOCAL PARTICIPATION, MORAL VALUES, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, MUNICIPALITY, NATION BUILDING, NATIONAL COUNCIL, NATIONAL NETWORKS, NATIONAL POLICY, NATIONS, NEPOTISM, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, PARLIAMENT, PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT, PARTICIPATORY PLANNING, PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES, POLICY ANALYSIS, POLITICAL AUTHORITY, POLITICAL CONFLICT, POLITICAL LEGITIMACY, POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, POLITICAL POWER, PRESIDENCY, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PROCUREMENT, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC INFORMATION, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY, REHABILITATION, REPRESENTATIVES, RULE OF LAW, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SANCTIONS, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SETTLEMENT, SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE, SOCIAL ORGANIZATION, STATE ADMINISTRATION, STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AUTHORITY, STATE INSTITUTIONS, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, THEFT, THIEVERY, TRANSPARENCY, URBAN AREAS, VILLAGES, VOTING, YOUTH, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH EMPOWERMENT, YOUTH REPRESENTATIVES, JUSTICE FOR THE POOR,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/991131468245419695/Articulations-of-local-governance-in-Timor-Leste-lessons-for-local-development-under-decentralization http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30533
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