Description:
"This report serves as a background and introduction to the 14 State and Region ?State of
Local Governance” reports prepared by UNDP-Myanmar in collaboration with the General
Administration Department (GAD) under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It aims to contextualise
the state- and region-specific information provided in each of the individual reports and
introduces a framework to look at local governance structures in Myanmar. It also aims to look at
local governance comprehensively through various prisms such as historical context and legacies,
the constitutional and legal parameters, and service delivery, participation and accountability. In
addition, this report introduces and briefly describes the main institutions of local governance, as
their specific composition, performance and interrelations are ?mapped? in the State and Region
specific reports.
The overall objective of the Local Governance Mapping is to generate a better understanding
of how governance structures at the local level currently function in Myanmar. It also seeks to
provide more clarity on the nature, scope and role of local agents, with a focus at the township
level, and how the recent reforms have influenced or changed the interactions between citizens
and local authorities. Notwithstanding the absence of an overall strategic or legal framework for
decentralisation, the government has undertaken several initiatives that are trying to increase the
space for citizens in local decision-making. The mapping is an attempt to understand how these
initiatives have been perceived by local citizens and what progress has been made in terms of
improved service delivery, as well as enhanced transparency and accountability..."
Source/publisher:
UNDP MYANMAR
Date of Publication:
2015-06-03
Date of entry:
2016-02-01
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Language:
English
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Format:
pdf
Size:
1.62 MB