Volume 40. Issue 6: Hybrid Public Action
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Introduction: Local Democratic Governance, Poverty Reduction and Inequality: The Hybrid Character of Public Action
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/11/2009)It has largely been assumed that as societies get better at being broader and more open (decentralisation, local government, participation and governance), so services tend to improve and things will get better for ... -
The of Public Institutions and Services in Nagaland, India
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/11/2009)Since 2001, communities in Nagaland have been brought into direct partnerships as stakeholders with government in local service provision. Communitisation is backed by a legal framework and strong state?level support. ... -
The Social Support Network for Rural Migrant Workers in Chengdu, China: Local Governance and Civil Society in the Fight Against Poverty and Exclusion
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/11/2009)The rights and social security of rural migrant workers have been addressed in China in recent years as a result of the work of government departments, international agencies and civil society organisations. This case study ... -
Pathways out of Patronage Politics: New Roles for Communities, New Rules for Politics in the Philippines
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/11/2009)This case study discusses adaptations of co?production and co?financing approaches pioneered by two non?governmental organisations (NGOs) in the province of Palawan in Metro Manila, part of the Baranggay?Bayan Governance ... -
Building Democracy with Equality: The Participatory Experience in the Rural Province of Anta, Cusco, Peru
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/11/2009)The province of Anta, in the region of Cusco, has been the site of an important process of political and social participation which has involved the increasing articulation of rural communities, traditionally excluded from ... -
Confronting Gender Violence in the Zongolica Mountains of Mexico: The Work of the Veracruz Network of Citizen Organisations
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/11/2009)This case study examines the role played by civil society in collaboration with the State of Veracruz government in implementing legal frameworks that support women's rights and freedom from violence in a region where ... -
The Citizen Voice Project: An Intervention in Water Services in Rural South Africa
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/11/2009)Despite a legal framework for participation in South Africa, poor citizens have not to date been able to access the public services they need, leading some to talk of a ‘second democracy’, the political system as experienced ... -
Pressure From Below: The Case of Walukuba?Masese Division in the Municipality of Jinja, Uganda
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/11/2009)Uganda has recently embraced a decentralised system of governance with the main goal of approaching citizens to participatory decision?making processes and improving efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery, as ... -
The Local Politics of Public Action: Relationships, Bargains and the Question of ‘Impact”
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/11/2009)The concluding contribution to this IDS Bulletin draws together the themes and findings from the eight country case studies. It reflects on the choice of the framing notion of ‘public action’ as distinct from a focus on ... -
Building a City from Within: Urban Housing Policies in the Municipality of Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/11/2009)Diadema is a small overpopulated municipality in metropolitan São Paulo where urban development fell behind the dramatic population increase stimulated by industrialisation, generating housing and infrastructure deficits, ... -
Notes on Contributors
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