Download or read book Local Government in Zimbabwe written by J. D. Jordan and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Local Government Reform in Zimbabwe written by N. C. Steytler and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Provincial and Local Government Reform in Zimbabwe written by Tinashe Calton Chigwata and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first to analyse the multi-level or decentralised system of government enshrined in the 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe and to provide comprehensive description and analysis of the law, policy and practice relating to provincial and local government in Zimbabwe. The book is an important tool for the purposes of reforming these provincial and local governments in Zimbabwe’s bid to realise development, economic growth, democracy and peace.

Download or read book A Guide to Administrative and Local Government Law in Zimbabwe written by G. Feltoe and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Transforming Rural Local Government written by A. H. J. Helmsing and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Public Administration and Local Government in Zimbabwe written by George Makunde and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Public Administration and Local Government in Zimbabwe, veteran civil servant George Makunde highlights the connections between colonial legacies in Africa and the performance of modern local governments in the delivery of citizen services. The book notes interlocking exigencies that have influenced the behavior and characteristics of local authorities within the colonial context of their past governments and compares them to analogous local governments across the continent. A presence founded in the colonial interest in independent African governments has implied that local administrations have striven to deliver their services while attempting to untangle colonial structures by introducing transformative agendas since independence. These efforts evolve within the quest to undo colonial injustices imposed by European rule, a legacy that endures in de facto systems of dual governance. What used to be the battle between races, the colonizers and the colonized, has now transformed into the battle between the rich and the poor, elites and non-elites. Overall, the provision of civic services (water, road infrastructure, public safety, sanitation) illustrates the relationships that persist in local government administration. The book overall portrays local government performance in Zimbabwe as a case study to reveal the bigger picture across Africa.

Download or read book Local Governance and Participation written by Africa Community Publishing and Development Trust and published by Africa Community Pub. This book was released on 2002 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written for citizens and local leaders who wish to improve local governance; and aims to provide an overview of local governance in Zimbabwe and assess the quality of participation by citizens in local government. Topics include: a brief history of local government in Zimbabwe; decentralisation; elections and political aspects of governance; economic and financial aspects of local governance; gender, age, and social aspects of local governance; and institutional capacity building.

Download or read book Challenges to Urban Democratic Governance in Zimbabwe written by Jephias Mapuva and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenges to Urban Democratic Governance in Zimbabwe is a result of a study on urban governance in Zimbabwe focusing particularly on local councils and how special interest councillors are appointed by the Minister responsible for local government. The book establishes the extent to which the practice of appointing special interest councillors in terms of section 4 A of the Zimbabwe Urban Councils’ Act (2008) promotes, or hinders, democratic urban governance. The text investigates various different legislative instruments in order to present a normative framework on the best practices in democratic urban governance. A cross section of 20 urban councils was studied to establish a suitable level of accountability and consistency, as well as to provide an understanding of transparency in the appointment of special interest councillors. Among the findings of this book, it is noted that there is a high level of partisanship in the appointment of special interest councillors, especially of those who have lost in the local government elections but belong to the same political party as the Minister of Local Government, who, in this case, is empowered by law to make such appointments.

Download or read book Decentralisation Local Governance and Development An Aspect of Development written by Akampurira Abraham and published by Anchor Academic Publishing (aap_verlag). This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communities need a holistic approach to address the problems that affect the people at the grass root. The planning of the direct beneficiaries involves decentralization in order to allow the lower power centers to widely take part in the development of society. Concerns of the grass root people form the need for decentralization and local governance. People’s involvement in the planning on the village level and all local government units, makes the identification and solving of the problem easier. High participatory levels of all the people especially the marginalized, encourages innovation to source for the appropriate solutions to the common problems that face society. It therefore calls a decentralized system that caters for the voters’ preferences while providing for their services. The people’s concerns call for local planning and the transfer of power to the public so that services are brought nearer to the people. This study will cover the aspects of local government and decentralization such as good governance, democratization, civil society, deconcentration, devolution and delegation, and its relation to the development of societies.

Download or read book The Zimbabwe Council of Churches and Development in Zimbabwe written by Ezra Chitando and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-05-22 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a growing realization that religion plays a major role in development, particularly in the Global South. Whereas theories of secularization assumed that religion would disappear, the reality is that religion has demonstrated its tenacity. In the specific case of Zimbabwe, religion has remained a positive social force and has made a significant contribution to development, particularly through the Zimbabwe Council of Churches. This has been through political activism, contribution to health, education, women’s emancipation, and ethical reconstruction. This volume analyzes the contribution of the Zimbabwe Council of Churches to development in the country.

Download or read book Perspectives on Local Government Management and Development in Africa written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Citizen Participation and Local Governance written by Jephias Mapuva and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-22 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book attempts to bring out the propensity with which civil society can influence citizens’ behaviour towards issues that affect their lives. The author argues that local authorities should strive to serve their constituencies they do not have the prerogative to make arbitrary decision of issues that affect their localities but should endeavour to incorporate contributions from the very people who they are supposed to serve. Through the formation of community-based institutions, like residents’ association, citizens can be able to speak with one voice, thereby buttressing their propensity to engage the local authority. Accordingly, in this book, the author makes attempts to highlight how a Resident Association has engaged the Harare City Council to provide improved service delivery and at the same time exhorting the local authority to incorporate input from ratepayers on how best services could be improved within the City of Harare and to allow citizens to have their destiny into their own hands. The book would be of interest to students of local governance, those in the civics, politicians as well as general practitioners and the casual reader. The author intends to make this book part of a series of editions on the intensification of Local Governance and how best citizens can participate in local authority decision-making processes.

Download or read book Decentralisation Policy in Zimbabwe written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Traditional Leaders and Local Government in Africa written by Christiaan Keulder and published by HSRC Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is fourfold: firstly, to investigate, compare and analyze the role and functions of traditional authorities in four African states; secondly, to reflect on the relationship between traditional authorities and local and national governments by investigating the formal and informal arrangements that exist between them; thirdly, to provide an overview of the role afforded to traditional authorities, by indicating their functions, decision-making powers and administrative functions; and finally, to provide possible lessons for South Africa deduced from these experiences.

Download or read book Zimbabwe Mired in Transition written by V. Masunungure and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2014-04-02 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three years after the advent of Zimbabwes Inclusive Government in February 2009, the country still awaits the elections that people hope will lead to a more enduring political settlement. Zimbabwe: Mired in Transition reviews the experience of recent years assesses the progress that has been made. What is the public mood, and how has it changed? What steps have been taken to reform the media? How important is a new constitution. Although the economy has stabilised to some extent with the adoption of a multi-currency regime, industrial and agricultural production are depressed, and investment inflows are limited; what spaces exist for fiscal reform? Are local authority structures and the state bureaucracy equipped to handle the tasks that will ne asked of them? In terms of two important areas, the book extends its analysis further back than 2009. First, is the issue of emigration. Estimates of the number of Zimbabweans in the diaspora range from three to four million; what impact us this having on national development, and to what extent might the trend of migration be reversed? The second concerns young people, the chapter on which concludes: We already have a lost generation - those who were once called the born frees. Unless positive changes are made, we will still have another. This collection of eleven essays examines in detail some of the pressing questions which Zimbabweans must ask as they chart a way forward.

Download or read book Central Authority Blocks Local Autonomy written by Lennart Gustafsson and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Handbook of Research on Urban Governance and Management in the Developing World written by Mugambwa, Joshua and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-05-09 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the emphasis on market-led development initiatives, sustainable urbanization is a challenge, especially in growing nations. Regional administrative efforts are crucial for cities to meet the planned city operations and specific targets and objectives. The Handbook of Research on Urban Governance and Management in the Developing World is a research publication that explores contemporary issues in regional political and administrative practices and key challenges in implementing these strategies in growing nations. Featuring coverage on a wide range of topics such as urban and regional economics, supply chain management, and environmental concerns, this book is geared toward city development planners, policy makers, researchers, academics, and students seeking current and relevant research on the regional bureaucracy and its practices and how they affect growing nations.