The Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance is a peer-reviewed e-journal that aims to strengthen the research voice of local government in the Commonwealth by providing a forum for researchers and practitioners interested in local government ideas and practices. Its overall focus is upon improving local governance and supporting local government as an agent of development. The journal brings together perspectives of researchers and local government practitioners to disseminate information, ideas and good practice across the Commonwealth and is edited by Prof Alison Brown, Cardiff University and published by UTS Publishing on behalf CLGF.
The Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance was launched on 7 May 2008 by CLGF, in partnership with the University of Technology Sydney, Centre for Local Government, under the founding editorship of Prof Graham Sansom.
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Published: 2023-09-26
In this issue:
Graham Sansom
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Justa Mwangi, Gitile Naituli, James Kilika, Wilson Muna 5-23 |
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Funding primary health care service delivery in the West Nile sub-region, Uganda Stella B Kyohairwe, Christopher Yikii Agatre 24-41 |
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Decentralisation and political empowerment of citizens in Karamoja, Uganda Jimmy Francis Obonyo, William Muhumuza 42-60 |
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Femi Olaniyan 61-83 |
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How informal ties matter: encroachment on road reservations along the Kumasi–Accra highway in Ghana Ronald Adamtey, Florence Aburam, Benjamin Doe, Clifford Amoako 84-104 |
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Hayley Boks, Adrino Mazenda 105-121 |
The impact of New Public Management reforms on the delivery of secondary education in Tanzania Wilfred Lameck, Chagulani Shabiru 122-131 |
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Shilpa Santhosh 132-138 |
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Harry Hobbs, Ed Wensing 139-154 |
BOOK REVIEW
Review: The Winding Stair by Sir Rodney Brooke Andy Asquith 155-157 |
Published: 2022-12-21
Graham Sansom
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Decentralisation and local governance in Nigeria: issues, challenges and prospects Olanrewaju O Ogunnubi 5-16 |
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Impacts of municipal re-demarcations on service delivery in South Africa Mpfareleni Mavis Netswera 17-36 |
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Delanie Sky, Hedy Bryant 37-56 |
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Women, ethnic minorities and local electoral success in Auckland, New Zealand Karen Webster, Charles Crothers 57-82 |
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Gerard Turley 83-101 |
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Capacity, voice and opportunity: advancing municipal engagement in Canadian federal relations Tomas Hachard 102-124 |
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Perspectives on local government’s place in federal systems and central–local relations John Phillimore, Alan Fenna, K K Pandey, Jean Drage, Eghosa E Osaghae, D M Powell, Andrew Walker 125-157 |
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Decentralisation, revenue and the capital city: the case of Kampala, Uganda Astrid Haas 158-169 |
Bronwyn Kelly 170-180 |
Supporting local councillors: learnings from post-election interviews in New South Wales, Australia Sarah Artist 181-187 |
Graham Sansom
Michael Falla, Jason Prior, Brent Jacobs PDF
Rebecca McNaught, Kalara McGregor, Matthew Kensen, Rob Hales, Johanna Nalau
Participation of chiefs in decentralised local governance in Ghana
Emmanuel Debrah PDF
Tanya Jakimow PDF
Betwixt agency and accountability: re-visioning street-level bureaucrats
Priyanshu Gupta, Manish Thakur, Bhaskar Chakrabarti PDF
Gordon Morris PDF
Regionalism from above: intergovernmental relations in Canadian metropolitan governance
Zack Taylor PDF
Perspectives on metropolitan governance
Alex Gooding, Alan Harding, Peter McKinlay, Marius Pieterse
Fact Sheets on decentralisation in Africa
Jaap de Visser, Tinashe Chigwata PDF
Editorial Graham Sansom, University of Technology Sydney
Preety Choudhari, Trisha Roy, Khushboo Verma, Reena Bharti, Sonia Verma PDF
Wilfred U Lameck, Rudie Hulst PDF
Bernard Afiik Akanpabadai Akanbang, Anass Ibn Abdallah PDF
Trends in rural fiscal decentralisation in India’s Karnataka state: a focus on public health
Megha Rao, Arnab Mukherji, Hema Swaminathan PDF
Resourcing local government in Ghana: the potential of volunteering to deliver basic services
Ronald Adamtey, Clifford Amoako, Benjamin Doe PDF
Factors affecting the performance of South African municipal officials: stakeholders’ perspectives
Tyanai Masiya , Yul Derek Davids, Mary S Mangai PDF
Jimmy Francis Obonyo, William Muhumuza PDF
Indigenous peoples’ human rights, self-determination and local governance – Part 2
Ed Wensing PDF
Editorial Graham Sansom, University of Technology Sydney
Localising the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa: implementation challenges and opportunities Eunice Annan-Aggrey, Elmond Bandauko, Godwin Arku |
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Organisational citizenship behaviour and service delivery in urban local governments in Uganda Wilberforce Turyasingura, Lazarus Nabaho |
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Vinothan Naidoo |
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Sarah de Vries |
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Voting in New Zealand local government elections: the need to encourage greater voter turnout Andy Asquith, Karen Webster, Andrew Cardow |
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Indigenous peoples’ human rights, self-determination and local governance – Part 1 Ed Wensing |
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Paradzai Munyede, Delis Mazambani, Jakarasi Maja |
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Niaz Ahmed Khan, Jannatul Ferdous, Md Imran Hossain Bhuiyan |
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Promoting inclusive urban economies in a world of changing technology and patterns of trade Glen Robbins |
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Rose B Namara |
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Local government in England: evolution and long-term trends John Parr |
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Decentralisation and urban primary health services: a case study of Delhi’s Mohalla Clinics Sejal Patel, Priyankita Pant |
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Tewodaj Mogues, Kwaku Owusu-Baah |
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Recent trends in Australian local government reform Graham Sansom |
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Review: How to Steal a City: The Battle for Nelson Mandela Bay, an Inside Account by Crispian Olver Thina Nzo |
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Editorial Gareth Wall, University of Birmingham
Joydeep Guha, Bhaskar Chakrabarti |
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Sara Dewachter, Patricia Bamanyaki, Nathalie Holvoet |
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A critique of the newly proposed model of decentralisation in Lesotho Hoolo ‘Nyane |
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Performance management in Ghana’s local government: a case study of Ada East District Assembly Justice Nuse Sosu |
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Moazzam Ali Janjua, Rainer Rohdewohld |
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Property rate in Ghana: a poor local revenue source or underexploited potential? Abdulai Kuyini Mohammed |
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Sustainable community services for older people Chris Taylor, Jed Donoghue |
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Post-Covid-19 and local economic development (LED): sharing experiences from Ghana Bilattey Bimi |
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Review: The case for Community Wealth Building by Joe Guinan and Martin O’Neill Gareth Wall |
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Editorial Yvette Selim, University of Technology Sydney and Gareth Wall, University of Birmingham
Yves Cabannes |
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Legislating community engagement at the Australian local government level Helen Christensen |
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David Anaafo |
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Municipal finance for housing: local government approaches to financing housing in cities Christopher Feather |
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Local government and community events in New Zealand: a case study of two neighbouring cities Joany Grima |
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Community governance and service delivery in Nepal: an assessment of influencing factors Keshav K Acharya, Habib Zafarullah |
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Review: Bangladesh: Reform Agenda for Local Governance by Tofail Ahmed Soumyabrato Bagchi |
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Commonwealth Local Government Forum’s support of Local Councils Associations in Pakistan Noor Akbar |
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Editorial by Gareth Wall, CLGF and Gordon Morris, University of Exeter
Paul Smoke |
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Women’s local government representation in Auckland – does size matter? Karen Webster, Judy McGregor |
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Rural policy, rural quangos – searching for clarity in West Dorset, south west England Gordon Morris |
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Anél du Plessis, Oliver Fuo |
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Adam Andani |
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The consequences of path dependency on funding for infill development in Victoria, Australia Emily Killin, Alan March |
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Democratisation of local government planning in Bangladesh Shuvra Chowdhury |
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Decision-making processes in Sylhet City Corporation: who plays the dominant role? Muhammad Mustofa Kamal,Anwara Begum,Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Hossienie |
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Botswana development vision and localisation of UN Sustainable Development Goals Norbert Musekiwa, David Mandiyanike |
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Kenneth Okwaroh Ochieng |
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Intergovernmental planning and budgeting in Zimbabwe: learning the lessons of the past Tinashe C Chigwata, Sylvester Marumahoko |
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Lillian Muyomba-Tamale, Kiran Cunningham |
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Review: Directly Elected Mayors in Urban Governance: Impact and Practice edited by David Sweeting Andrew Walker |
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Jonathan Carr-West |
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In this issue:
Editorial by Alison Brown, University of Cardiff
Research and evaluation
Successful, safe and sustainable cities: towards a New Urban Agenda David Satterthwaite |
Mind the gap: Australian local government reform and councillors’ understandings of their roles Su Fei Tan, Alan Morris, Bligh Grant |
Australian local governments and the early national broadband network roll-out: an online survey
Tooran Alizadeh, Heather Shearer
Assignment of functions to local authorities in Lesotho
Hoolo Nyane
Amalgamation of South Africa’s rural municipalities: is it a good idea?
Mkhululi Ncube, Jabulile Monnakgotla
Provincial–regional ANC politics in the Northern Cape: corruption or everyday informal practices?
Thina Nzo
Citizen participation in urban local government: a case study of Kanaighat Paurashava in Bangladesh Mohammad Shahjahan Chowdhury, Md Aktaruzzaman |
Can organisation development principles in India's local governments improve governance?
Sonali Srivastava, Madhavi Rajadhyaksha
Practice
The Greenway social housing estate: lessons in community development Chris Taylor, Jed Donoghue |
The ward sabha in Bangladesh – lessons from Kerala and West Bengal Tofail Ahmed |
News and reviews
Book review – Reclaiming Local Democracy: A progressive future for local government Gordon Morris |
Book review – Cities and Agriculture
Aloysius Clemence Mosha
In this issue:
Editorial by Alison Brown, University of Cardiff
Research and evaluation
Supporting local governance and local economic development – some experiences from Swaziland,
Terry Parker
Role of courts in interpreting local government's environmental powers in South Africa,
Oliver Fuo
Symbolic politics, legalism and implementation: the case of street vendors in India,
Philip Amis
Urban agriculture in Botswana,
Aloysius Clemence Mosha
Women’s leadership in local government in the Caribbean,
Kizzann Lee Sam
Network governance and capacity of local governments to deliver LED in Uganda,
Rose B Namara, Gerald Kagambirwe Karyeija, Betty C Mubangizi
Learning in Australian local government: A roadmap for improving education and training,
Ronald Woods, Sarah Artist, Geraldine O’Connor
Public participation in services delivery projects in Buikwe District Local Government Uganda,
Sylvester Kugonza, Robert Mukobi
Mobilising internally generated funds to finance development projects in Ghana’s Northern Region,
Felix Puopiel, Musah Chimsi
The ‘silent pistol’ in Ghana’s local government system: presiding members vs. chief executives Issah Justice Musah-Surugu, Emmanuel Yeboah-Assiamah
Local government administration in Nigeria: the search for relevance,
Ozohu-Suleiman Abdulhamid, Paul Chima
News and reviews
Bligh Grant
Tofail Ahmed
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