Nick Devas
Biographic Data
| ID | 737860 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nick Devas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nick |
| FAMILY NAME | Devas |
| SIGNATURE | DEVAS N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Local democracy and the challenges of decentralising the state
Decentralisation has been a major element of governance reform in developed, developing and transitional countries over the past two decades. The driving forces have differed, as have the outcomes. This paper reviews a number of issues concerned with decentralisation, drawing comparisons between the experience in Central and Eastern Europe with that in a range of countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The analysis focuses in six key areas: …
Local government decision‐making—citizen participation and local accountability
The current fashion for decentralisation is built on the assumption that it will result in decisions that reflect local needs and priorities. Yet representative democracy, through periodic elections, is a crude mechanism for establishing these needs and priorities. Most local government systems offer few other opportunities for citizens to participate, particularly for the poor, and few mechanisms of accountability. This article reviews the liter…
Can city governments in the South deliver for the poor
Finance is a critical constraint for cities seeking to address the problems of urban poverty, but one that has received little attention in the literature. Using material from a study of urban governance and poverty in 10 cities in the South, this paper analyses the issue of finance under two broad headings: resource mobilisation and use, and budgeting and expenditure management processes. It examines the nature and scale of resources available t…
City governance and poverty
This paper discusses the factors that influence the scale and nature of poverty in Kumasi, with a special focus on the role of city government and other governmental bodies. It reviews critically the impact of city government’s policies on the livelihoods of poorer groups and their access to essential services, and notes the limited impact of democratization and decentralization on improving the performance of government agencies, particularly in…
Poverty and political conflict in Mombasa
This paper describes how complex political struggles in Mombasa underlie the inadequate provision for basic infrastructure and services, and the corruption and lack of accountability within government. These struggles are underpinned by overlapping responsibilities and rivalry between central and local government, and a political system (both national and local) which plays on ethnic and tribal loyalties as a basis for support and reward. The pap…
Poverty and political conflict in Mombasa
This paper describes how complex political struggles in Mombasa underlie the inadequate provision for basic infrastructure and services, and the corruption and lack of accountability within government. These struggles are underpinned by overlapping responsibilities and rivalry between central and local government, and a political system (both national and local) which plays on ethnic and tribal loyalties as a basis for support and reward. The pap…
City governance and poverty
This paper discusses the factors that influence the scale and nature of poverty in Kumasi, with a special focus on the role of city government and other governmental bodies. It reviews critically the impact of city government’s policies on the livelihoods of poorer groups and their access to essential services, and notes the limited impact of democratization and decentralization on improving the performance of government agencies, particularly in…
Client‐contractor splits
1997). Client‐contractor splits: Applying a model of public management reform to local communal services in Hungary. Local Government Studies: Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 100-110
Urban relocation policy and practice
Relocation and resettlement manual
Managing Fast Growing Cities
Financing Local Government in Indonesia
International workshop, ‘planning and management of urban development in the 1990s
The evolution of urban housing projects in Lesotho
The management of urban development
Local Taxation in Indonesia
The Indonesian Government has recently completed a major reform of national taxation; an obvious follow-up is the reform of local taxation. Provinces and kabupaten/kotamadya levy a wide range of local taxes, but with the exception of provincial taxes on motor vehicles, these are mostly small, inelastic and costly to collect. In addition, many have undesirable equity and efficiency implications. This paper analyses the present range of local taxes…
Local democracy and the challenges of decentralising the state
Decentralisation has been a major element of governance reform in developed, developing and transitional countries over the past two decades. The driving forces have differed, as have the outcomes. This paper reviews a number of issues concerned with decentralisation, drawing comparisons between the experience in Central and Eastern Europe with that in a range of countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The analysis focuses in six key areas: …
Poverty and political conflict in Mombasa
This paper describes how complex political struggles in Mombasa underlie the inadequate provision for basic infrastructure and services, and the corruption and lack of accountability within government. These struggles are underpinned by overlapping responsibilities and rivalry between central and local government, and a political system (both national and local) which plays on ethnic and tribal loyalties as a basis for support and reward. The pap…
The management of urban development
Can city governments in the South deliver for the poor
Finance is a critical constraint for cities seeking to address the problems of urban poverty, but one that has received little attention in the literature. Using material from a study of urban governance and poverty in 10 cities in the South, this paper analyses the issue of finance under two broad headings: resource mobilisation and use, and budgeting and expenditure management processes. It examines the nature and scale of resources available t…
The evolution of urban housing projects in Lesotho
The management of urban development
Local Taxation in Indonesia
The Indonesian Government has recently completed a major reform of national taxation; an obvious follow-up is the reform of local taxation. Provinces and kabupaten/kotamadya levy a wide range of local taxes, but with the exception of provincial taxes on motor vehicles, these are mostly small, inelastic and costly to collect. In addition, many have undesirable equity and efficiency implications. This paper analyses the present range of local taxes…
The evolution of urban housing projects in Lesotho
International workshop, ‘planning and management of urban development in the 1990s
Financing Local Government in Indonesia
Managing Fast Growing Cities
Urban relocation policy and practice
Relocation and resettlement manual
Client‐contractor splits
1997). Client‐contractor splits: Applying a model of public management reform to local communal services in Hungary. Local Government Studies: Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 100-110
City governance and poverty
This paper discusses the factors that influence the scale and nature of poverty in Kumasi, with a special focus on the role of city government and other governmental bodies. It reviews critically the impact of city government’s policies on the livelihoods of poorer groups and their access to essential services, and notes the limited impact of democratization and decentralization on improving the performance of government agencies, particularly in…
Poverty and political conflict in Mombasa
This paper describes how complex political struggles in Mombasa underlie the inadequate provision for basic infrastructure and services, and the corruption and lack of accountability within government. These struggles are underpinned by overlapping responsibilities and rivalry between central and local government, and a political system (both national and local) which plays on ethnic and tribal loyalties as a basis for support and reward. The pap…
Poverty and political conflict in Mombasa
This paper describes how complex political struggles in Mombasa underlie the inadequate provision for basic infrastructure and services, and the corruption and lack of accountability within government. These struggles are underpinned by overlapping responsibilities and rivalry between central and local government, and a political system (both national and local) which plays on ethnic and tribal loyalties as a basis for support and reward. The pap…
City governance and poverty
This paper discusses the factors that influence the scale and nature of poverty in Kumasi, with a special focus on the role of city government and other governmental bodies. It reviews critically the impact of city government’s policies on the livelihoods of poorer groups and their access to essential services, and notes the limited impact of democratization and decentralization on improving the performance of government agencies, particularly in…
Local government decision‐making—citizen participation and local accountability
The current fashion for decentralisation is built on the assumption that it will result in decisions that reflect local needs and priorities. Yet representative democracy, through periodic elections, is a crude mechanism for establishing these needs and priorities. Most local government systems offer few other opportunities for citizens to participate, particularly for the poor, and few mechanisms of accountability. This article reviews the liter…
Can city governments in the South deliver for the poor
Finance is a critical constraint for cities seeking to address the problems of urban poverty, but one that has received little attention in the literature. Using material from a study of urban governance and poverty in 10 cities in the South, this paper analyses the issue of finance under two broad headings: resource mobilisation and use, and budgeting and expenditure management processes. It examines the nature and scale of resources available t…
Local democracy and the challenges of decentralising the state
Decentralisation has been a major element of governance reform in developed, developing and transitional countries over the past two decades. The driving forces have differed, as have the outcomes. This paper reviews a number of issues concerned with decentralisation, drawing comparisons between the experience in Central and Eastern Europe with that in a range of countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The analysis focuses in six key areas: …
Business (12 works) · Political science (11 works) · Local government (9 works) · Public Administration (9 works) · Economics (8 works) · Geography (8 works) · Economic growth (7 works) · Local Government Finance and Decentralization (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Environmental planning (6 works)