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Showing 1 to 20 of 67 for “"Local leaders"”.
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A study of the relationships of power between humanitarian workers and local leaders in Haiti
… the relationship between humanitarian and local leaders affect their perceptions of each other and identified the emotions emerging from these perceptions. The perceptions identified are the coloniality of power, corruption and distrust, the occurrence of conspiracy theories and the …
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Authoritarian entitlement and constraint: Women's representation in Chinese local congresses
… lies in political calculations by central and local leaders of the Chinese Communist Party. Central leaders translate the regime's general strategies of mobilizing different groups into congress. Local leaders struggle to satisfy multiple quotas and care about the loyalty of deputies. Besides …
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Optimization-based selection of influential agents in a rural Afghan social network
… influence model, to represent how attitudes of local leaders are affected by repeated interactions with other local leaders, insurgents, and counter-insurgents, 2) the network generation model, to arrive at a reasonable representation of a Pashtun district-level, opinion leader social network, …
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No meaningful participation without effective representation: the case of the Niall Mellon Housing Project in Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay
… centred on greater participation, especially at local government level, as reflected in the commitment to participatory democracy in the South African constitution. Despite this, in general government housing policy has focused on ensuring the delivery of houses to the people rather than the …
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The Impact of Decentralization of Central Government Functions to the Local Authorities in Tanzania, A Case Study of Kilosa District Council
… of central government functions to local authorities in Tanzania. The study involved a sample population of 50 people and data were collected from primary and secondary source of data. The objective of this research was to explore the impact of decentralization of Central Government …
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Re -Scaling Conservation: The Political Ecology of Community Based Forest Management in Southern Malawi
… broad-based community empowerment, and build leadership skills of local leaders so that they can balance the wielding of power among various CBFM actors.
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Rural leadership: with special reference to the leadership problems in boys' and girls' 4-H club work
… officers, county and farm agents and local leaders in dealing with the characteristics of boys and girls in the different stages of growth during the 4-H club age - from 9 to 21 years. This knowledge will enable them to understand their behavior characteristics of young people at …
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Commerce and coercion in contemporary China : local leader responses to foreign policy crises
… most important foreign economic partners, some local leaders in China willingly threaten foreign commercial interests, while others attempt to protect foreign commerce from diplomatic tensions. This subnational variation in participation in economic retaliation is surprising given the presence …
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When Education Ceases to be Public: The Privatization of the New Orleans School System After Hurricane Katrina
… on New Orleans shortly after the storm. Locally, state legislators and local leaders pushed from the inside for reform in the way of charter schools. Aided by a state takeover of schools and federal and corporate financing, the "great experiment" had begun. This study strives to cut …
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Taxing the region : how local finance undermines land use goals in greater Boston
This thesis argues that local fiscal considerations have thwarted growth management efforts in Massachusetts. Currently, Massachusetts' communities rely most heavily on the property tax for local government revenue. Since each community is autonomous and must provide schools and other local …
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Projections, politics, and practice in regional planning : a case study of MetroFuture
… the lack of political endorsement from state and local leaders, as well as by financial constraints and their inability to secure stakeholder agreement on key recommendations. The concluding discussion makes recommendations to other metropolitan regions trying to re-think how best to conduct …
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Innovating the city : challenges and opportunities in establishing incubators and districts in Paris and Boston
All over the world, local leaders are leveraging high-tech industry in their economic development strategies. Cities are encouraging the clustering of industries in specific sectors such as manufacturing, innovation, technology, and advanced services. In this effort to leverage distinctive …
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Rebuilding Civic Infrastructure for Equitable Development: Intermediary Solutions for Transforming Resource-Extractive Economies in Rural Southwest Arkansas
… activity fueled by lithium extraction. While local leaders are pushing for rapid industry development to counter long-standing socioeconomic decline, this research asks a critical question: Can these pro-industry strategies truly deliver equitable and lasting public benefits, or will they …
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Institutional relationships and organizational change : lessons from a prominent African NGO in Dakar, Senegal
… and advocating for the urban poor, and training local leaders in participatory governance. However, as demonstrated by its lack of involvement and influence in events surrounding the vendor riots, Enda's role and relationship with both grassroots actors and national policy-makers has changed. …
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Development in the shadows : how the World Bank and the Frente Clandestina almost built a new government in Timor-Leste
… commitment by looking at Timor-Leste's first local governance project and studying the relationship between its two main actors: the World Bank and the National Council of Timorese Resistance. While largely panned as a failure by NGOs, donor organizations and the government of Timor-Leste …
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Assessment of Local Peoples’ Attitudes towards Conservation of Natural Tourism Resources among Communities Residing Adjacent to Arusha National Park
Attitudes of local people residing in or near conservation areas are decisive in determining conservation success of natural tourism resources. This is because local people are the custodians of resources found near or within the areas they live. The important thing is that, peoples’ attitudes …
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Segmented and ascendant chiefdom polity as viewed from the Divers site
… including populations, labor requirements, nonlocal artifacts, provisioning, and rituals. I find that the archaeological patterns expressed at the Divers site best fit a Segmented Chiefdom model wherein political control is decentralized and rural villages retain a high degree of political …
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Micro Credit for Economic Empowerment of Vulnerable Women: A Case of Kimara Matangini Stree
… 2) To increase the awareness of at least 10 local leaders on microcredit and VSLA methodology; 3) To mobilize vulnerable women to form village and savings and loans associate groups; 4) To strengthen supervision and monitoring system of the project; 5) To mobilize community members for …
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Soldiers Without Uniforms: CIA Paramilitary Operations in Afghanistan
… with suitcases full of cash (in order to bribe local leaders), as well as highly sophisticated equipment. This operation, known as JAWBREAKER, thereby paved the way for U.S. military forces to enter the country. Although CIA officials have failed to replicate the same amount of success in Iraq, …
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Suggested plan for home demonstration work in rural China
… with the district supervisors, State 4-H Club Leaders, subject-matter specialists, and the Extension editor or publicity personnel. 3. To arrange field trips with district supervisors and subject-matter specialists, especially those dealing with "Family Life Education" as well as "Foods and …
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