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Decentralization and Local Governance in Asia and the Pacific

UNDP Resources

Below are key resource materials explaining UNDP's involvement in supporting Democratic Governance, Local Governance and Decentralization globally.

• Democratic Governance

• Decentralization, Local Governance and Urban/Rural Development (DLGUD)

• Human Development Viewpoint: Presidentialism In Decentralized Governance:More Local Leadership But At What Cost? (2005)

• Human Development Viewpoint: Inclusive Local Governance, Representation and Affirmative Action (2005)

• Fiscal Decentralization and Poverty Reduction Primer (2005)

• Local Governance in Tsunami Recovery: Lessons Learned and Emerging Principles (2005)

• Pro Poor Urban Governance: Lessons from Life (2005)
  LIFE is a UNDP global programme that has focused on local governance and urban environmental issues since 1992, supporting community-based and local initiatives to realize immediate improvements to the lives of the urban poor and to influence policy. This report applies LIFE's 13 years of experience to localizing the MDGs.

• Decentralised Governance for Development: A Combined Practice Note on Decentralisation, Local Governance and Urban/Rural Development (2004)
  The Practice Note synthesizes UNDP's latest thinking on DLGUD development, outlines UNDP's strategic niche; provides practical guidance to country offices in operationalising a holistic approach to the design of initiatives in this area; and presents key partners and other actors in the field and resources in terms of funds, expertise, and knowledge products.