Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance

Issue 5: 2009

Published: 2010-03-03

Editorial

Graham Sansom

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Background Papers

Some reflections on the Conference Background Paper: 'Improving Local Government: the Commonwealth Vision'

Joe Stern

10-14

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A Decade of improvement for local government

Susan Rhodes

15-21

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Bridging the divide: Making research matter to local government

Mark Redwood

22-26

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Research and Evaluation (peer-reviewed)

Participatory action research, strengthening institutional capacity and governance: Confronting the urban challenge in Kampala

Shuaib Lwasa, Gilbert Kadilo

27-46

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A local government authority leading action research: Impacts and replicability

Neranjana Gunetilleke

47-65

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Village Forums or Development Councils: People’s participation in decision-making in rural West Bengal, India

Raghabendra Chattopadhyay, Bhaskar Chakrabarti, Suman Nath

66-85

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The Political-administrative interface in South African municipalities: Assessing the quality of local democracies

Jaap de Visser

86-101

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Modernising Local Government by Fragmentation: Lessons From The Portmore Municipal Experiment - Jamaica

Eris D. Schoburgh

102-125

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New Professionals on tap? The human resource challenges in developing a new generation of municipal and local government managers in Nova Scotia

Andrew Molloy, David Johnson

126-144

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Commentary

Democratic local governance in the Southern African Development Community region: Some emerging issues and challenges

Bornwell Chikulo

145-157

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New directions in New Zealand local government

Peter McKinlay

158-175

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The Commonwealth Local Government Pacific Project: Seeking ‘most significant change’

Graham Hassall

176-188

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Conference Notes

Conference Notes

189-238

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