Local democracy
This section contains information relating to all aspects of lcoal democracy and good governance at the local level. The Commonwealth principles on good practice for local democracy and good governance - known as the Aberdeen Agenda - which have been adopted by all CLGF members and are incorporated in the Commonwealth Charter, set the framework for the promotion of local democracy in the Commonwealth. The materials in this section relate to the constitutional and legal provisions for local government and include a range of studies, policy and training materials on local elections, leadership, community participation, representative local government, local government management and partnerships between local government and other key stakeholders such as traditional authorities.
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African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralisation, Local Governance and Local Development
The African Union's 'African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralisation, Local Governance and Local Development'
Author: African Union Publisher: African Union Publication year: 2018
Municipal Council Elections in Maharashtra : A Data Analysis (1994-2013)
Collection and preservation of data of all the elections is necessary not only for understanding the dynamics of politics and but also for making improvements in the subsequent election.s It is unfortunate that very little data has been preserved of previous elections. Only data pertaining to number of reserved seats, voter turnout and seats won by different political parties is available and that too for Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti, Municipal Council and Municipal Corporations only.
Author: Rajas Parchure, Manasi Phadke, Dnyandev Talule Publisher: Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics Publication year: 2016
Local government system in Vanuatu
This profile of the local government system in Vanuatu is structured to enable easy comparison across the countries of the Commonwealth. The profile includes an overview of the government system, the legal basis for and structure of local government, elections and women’s representation, intergovernmental relations, systems for community involvement, organised local government, intergovernmental relations, monitoring systems, finance, staffing and resources, and distribution of service delivery responsibility.
Author: CLGF Publisher: Publications UK Publication year: 2015
Local government system in Zambia
This profile of the local government system in Zambia is structured to enable easy comparison across the countries of the Commonwealth. The profile includes an overview of the government system, the legal basis for and structure of local government, elections and women’s representation, intergovernmental relations, systems for community involvement, organised local government, intergovernmental relations, monitoring systems, finance, staffing and resources, and distribution of service delivery responsibility.
Author: CLGF Publisher: Publications UK Publication year: 2015
Malawi Tripartite Elections, 20 May 2014
The 2014 elections were the fifth since the re-introduction of multiparty elections in Malawi in 1994 and were the first ever tripartite elections in the country’s political history. Malawians simultaneously voted to elect their president, members of parliament and local government councillors. Local government elections were last held in 2000 and had thereafter been repeatedly postponed.
Author: Commonwealth Secretariat Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat Publication year: 2014
