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September 1, 2003
Category: Policy and regulatory frameworks
Practice Area: Local Development
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Le pouvoir des pauvres






LA GOUVERNANCE LOCALE POUR LA RÉDUCTION DE LA PAUVRETÉ

L'approche de l’UNCDF par rapport à la réduction de la pauvreté doit être considérée dans le contexte du discours international actuel sur la pauvreté. Ce document ouvre la voie en identifiant les principaux éléments d'un large débat. Ces dernières années, la réduction de la pauvreté est devenue l'une des plus grandes priorités du développement international. Dans le même temps, la définition de la pauvreté a évolué avec une meilleure compréhension de la nature de la pauvreté elle-même et de ses déterminants sous-jacents.

September 1, 2003
Category: Policy and regulatory frameworks
Practice Area: Local Development
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English
Empowering the Poor






Local Governance for Poverty Reduction

The UNCDF approach to poverty reduction should be viewed against the backdrop of the current international discourse on poverty. This document sets the stage, by identifying the main elements of the broad debate. The alleviation of poverty has, in recent years, become one of the highest priorities of international development. Concurrently, the definition of poverty has evolved together with a better understanding of the nature of poverty itself and its underlying determinants.

January 10, 2003
Category: Local Economic Development
Practice Area: Local Development
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Local Government Initiative






Pro-poor Infrastructure and Service Delivery in Rural sub-Saharan Africa

The 4 case studies encapsulated in the synthesis in this publication, highlight the important roles that local governments play in fostering the pro-poor outcomes in terms of rural service delivery in the Africa region. Rural local governments are often ignored because of their structural weaknesses. These case studies show that they can make a meaningful and enduring contribution to poverty reduction through intensification of linkages between sector ministries and local governments, through improved local revenue mobilization, through improved planning and budgeting, operations and maintenance, and strengthened accountability.

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