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Contents May issue
D+C/E+Z 2014/05
Local self-administration
Editorial
Hans Dembowski:
Devolution of government powers to sub-national levels deepens democracy and serves long term stability
Monitor
Why churches matter in the context of human-rights protection | WHO report on ambient and household air pollution | IPCC assess need for – and feasibility of – climate protection | Nowadays: Handicrafts provide Syrian refugee women with new livelihoods in Lebanon | In brief | Armament trends according to SIPRI | PEGNet survey shows that development researchers are interested in sharing insights with agencies
Focus: Local self-administration
Agnes Abuom:
Kenya is devolving powers to its newly established counties
Isabel Günther and Alexandra Horst:
How to improve sanitation for the poor in Kampala’s informal settlements
Samwar Fallah:
It would make sense to let the people elect Liberian mayors
Interview with Stefan Wilhelmy:
How German municipalities tackle climate issue together with local governments in the Global South
Reham Alhelsi and Petra Schöning:
Female shadow councils support municipal councilwomen in the Palestinian Territories
Sebastián Vargas:
The lasting relevance of the popular assemblies which emerged in Argentina’s financial crisis of 2001/02
Alan C. Robles:
Disgraced president is now serving as mayor of Manila
Metro Manila: why the governance structure is so complicated, and why that is not so unusual
Tribune
Thomas Kruchem:
Why smallholder farmers in southern Africa are stuck in poverty
Katharina Braun and Anna Luisa Paffhausen:
Lessons Mozambique’s new state-owned development bank must heed
Debate