Description
Decentralisation has become an integral part of local government reform programmes in recent years. But how to put these changes into effect? This book explores the reasons for making these changes, and applies recent thinking in change management to the particular challenges facing all those who are seeking to make their local governance systems more responsive.
Written by internationally renowned experts from the International Development Department at the University of Birmingham, UK, and advisers at the Commonwalth Secretariat, Managing Change in Local Governance looks at the key drivers for change in local government, and at the factors which those implementing change need to take into account to ensure success.
For senior managers in local government, policy makers in ministries of local government, and students and reseachers in public administration with an interest in local government issues.
Contents
Foreword Winston Cox
Introduction: Managing Change in Local Governance Munawwar Alam
Part One: The Drivers for Change in Local Governance
Chapter 1: The Changing Role of the State in Development Richard Batley
Chapter 2: The Factors Driving Government Reform Andrew Nickson
Chapter 3: The Challenges of Democratic Decentralisation Nick Devas
Part Two: The Agenda for Change in Local Governance
Chapter 4: Performance Management and Performance Indicators in Local Government Katarina Dienerova and Munawwar Alam
Chapter 5: The Role of Communications and Public Relations in Managing Change in Local Governance Katarina Dienerova
Part Three: Case Studies of Change in Local Governance
Chapter 6: Ontario's Municipal Performance Measurement Program: Fostering Innovation and Accountability in Local Government John Burke
Chapter 7: Collaborating on Alternative Service Delivery in Winnipeg, Canada John Wilkins
Chapter 8: A Municipal Public-Private Partnership for Urban Water Supply in Cartagena, Colombia Andrew Nickson
Chapter 9: Can Decentralisation Improve Service Delivery in a Developing Country such as Pakistan? Munawwar Alam
Chapter 10: Local Government and International Development – Perspectives and Selected Case Studies Samantha Page and Joyce Lee
Annexes
Annex 1: Best Practice in Local Government - Learning from Commonwealth Experience
Annex 2: Best Value Performance Indicators for Education in UK Local Government
Notes on the Contributors
Index