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RAP publication 2004/11 Country Experiences in Decentralization in South
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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Technical editing: Wim Polman & Mahesh Uniyal
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© FAO 2004
Introduction
Objectives of the workshop
Summary of proceedings
Summary of presentations
Conclusions and recommendations
2 Decentralized rural local governance - the Indian experience
3 Decentralization experience in Indias Kerala State
4 Local self-governance and local development in India: challenges ahead
5 Capacity building for participatory local planning and empowerment of rural women and rural poor through decentralization in Nepal
6 The present status of decentralization in Nepal
7 Local governments in Nepal: reappraising provisions for empowering vulnerable rural poor
8 Role and experience of local governments in financial resource mobilization in Nepal
9 Development of cooperatives in Nepal
10 Role and experience of local governments in empowering communities and financial resources mobilization in Pakistan
Sri Lanka11 Devolution in Sri Lanka
12 Agriculture development strategies in support of decentralization in Sri Lanka
13 Decentralization in CIRDAP member countries: experiences and issues
14 Country experiences in decentralization in South Asia
15 FAO rural development priorities in Asia and the Pacific
Annex 1 - List of participants and resource persons
Annex 2 - Programme schedule
Annex 3 - Inaugural address
Annex 4 - Address by the chairperson
Annex 5 - Keynote address
Annex 6 - Fourteen steps of the participatory district development planning process in Nepal