TY - BOOK AU - Beall, Jo TI - Funding local governance : small grants for democracy and development SN - 1853395978 U1 - 336.39 PY - 2005/// CY - Rugby PB - ITDG Publishing KW - KW - Businessmen KW - Economic assistance KW - Community development KW - Economic development projects KW - Urban policy -- India KW - Infrastructure (Economics) -- India KW - Administration municipale -- Inde KW - Urbanisation -- Inde KW - Politique urbaine -- Inde KW - Apple computer N1 - CONTENTS The Urban Management Series vii Preface ix List of boxesxii List of figures xiii List of tables xiv List of acronyms and abbreviations xv PART 1 : Local funds and the policy environment 1 1. Local funds and development 3 2. Local funds, governance, and democracy 20 3. Local funds, socialpolicy, and development 34 PART 2 : Local funds and lessons from practice 57 4. From social funds to local funds in Mexico and their gender impact 59 5. Local funds as an aid instrument : examples from multilateral aid programmes 79 6. Small funds and direct budget support : innovative examplesa from bilateral aid 102 7. Participatory budgeting and local governance : South-North lessons 122 8. Challenge funds and partnership : North-South lessons 146 PART 3 : Managing local funds : the inside view 169 9. The delivery and management of local funds : learning by doing in Zambia and Bangladesh 171 10. Conclusions : a little goes quite a long way 200 References 208 Index 223 ER -