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Ghana's Local and Regional Economic Development

Local and Regional Economic Development approach to poverty reduction was introduced in the year 2005. LRED activities were first carried out by the Rural Trade and Industry Project (RUTIPP), which was implemented between 2005 and 2007 in nine districts. ... ...

Journal Of Local Government Studies-JLGS

The Journal of Local Government Studies is published by the Institute of Local Governmemt Studies with sponsorship from its partners. The theme of the journal is on improving Local Government in Ghana. Sub themes include:.. ...

The Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) started in 1999 as a project of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development with support from the World Bank and the Royal Netherlands Government. ... ...

Decentralisation
Decentraliation has been an essential part of the democratisation process that has been taking place worldwide during the last two decades. Together with introducing multi-party systems and consolidating systems of democratic representation and election, the decentralisation to sub-national levels of government funtions, decision making authority and resources has been seen as instrument to pave the way for closer involvement of people in decision-making for improving checks and balances, and ultimately for improving public services in line with the needs and priorities of local communities. Ghana has seen a long history in local governance and decentralisation... ...

The Legislative Framework of Local Government in Ghana
As a follow-up to the numerous constitutional provisions on decentralisation and local government in Ghana, Parliament since 1993 to date has passed numerous laws aimed at advancing or promoting the decentralisation programm. ... ...

At a glance

	A Hand Book on The Role of the Assembly Member A collaborative work between ILGS and the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development

	The Ghana Land Administration Project and Gender Strategy-A recommended tool for mainstreaming gender and land issues. Report Available.

	Promoting Gender Sensitive Local Governance-"Who is doing what?"-UNDP and ILGS collaboration-Edited by ILGS

	Building Leadership for Effective Local Level Development-A source Book for Chief Executives of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies by ILGS

relevant topics
Ghana's fiscal decentralisation policy: Brief overview
The District Assemblies' Common Fund in Perspective
Background to Ghana's Decentralisation Policy

Stakeholder Conference for the Acceleration of Decentralisation
.The Manifesto for a Better Ghana (2008) outlines the vision and direction of the government of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Ghana. Amongst other things, it indicates that the government will organize a broad national Stakeholders Conference on Decentralization which will look at the conceptual issues in Ghana’s decentralization process as well as review the twenty (20) years of implementation and make proposals for the way forward (pages 29 and 30).
While some activities have been initiated it is imperative that within the next six months concrete steps are taken towards these priorities. .

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related links
Government of Ghana Website
NALAG
District Assemblies Common Fund
Ghana Districts
The Local Government Service

ILGS 10th Anniversary Programme brief.
Anniversary Launch in Pictures.

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