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Dear Hannah,
Thanks once again for initiating the discussion on decentralisation.
Sierra Leone suffered protracted absence of local governance for 32 years before (1972-2004) due to patrimonial political system intended to…"
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Sheka Bangura replied to Hannah J Cooper's discussion Decentralization and local development: Ensuring Positive OutcomesSheka Bangura replied to Hannah J Cooper's discussion Decentralization and local development: Ensuring Positive Outcomes"Dear Hannah,
I just saw your blog and have had a cursory look. This is indeed topical. I will join the debate. More tomorrow.
Sheka"
Sheka Bangura commented on Gemma Mbaya's blog post HowTo:Your Guide to Results Based Monitoring & Evaluation"Dear Gemma Mbaya,
Thanks for posting those useful tips on RBM&E. I have been following up with the Kenyan efforts at reforming the public service for better results. RBM&E is about getting attitudes in the public service right towards…"
Sheka Bangura commented on Sheka Bangura's blog post Book Review: Fixing Failed States - A Framework for Rebuilding A Fractured World"Thanks Tayani, that is a brilliant comment and observation. Unfortunately, as argued by many scholars, and I concur, a lot of aid has gone more to serve adherents ideologies than nations it is purportedly meant for. But receiving government…"
Tayani Vincent Banda commented on Sheka Bangura's blog post Book Review: Fixing Failed States - A Framework for Rebuilding A Fractured World"Yes receycled aid strategies and regimes can really be the cause for escalating failed states. Instead of countries progressing they end ur regressing from semi to fully fledged failed states. Ofcourse aid strategies alone cannot be blamed for…"
Sheka Bangura commented on Sheka Bangura's blog post Book Review: Fixing Failed States - A Framework for Rebuilding A Fractured World"Dear Dev.,
Thanks. I look forward to further comments.
Regards,
Sheka"
Devendra Parsad Ruhee commented on Sheka Bangura's blog post Book Review: Fixing Failed States - A Framework for Rebuilding A Fractured World"Dear Sheka,
Thanks for sharing this book review with us and for examining its implications in Sierra Leone.
Although Mauritius doesn't fall in this category, I'll go through the book for its insight into the complexity of issues involved…"
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BOOK REVIEWFixing Failed States: A Framework for Rebuilding A Fractured WorldBy Ashraf Ghani & Clare Lockhart. Oxford University Press. 2008. What Lessons There Are for Sierra Leone? Review by Sheka BANGURAJICA Scholar (PhD)Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, JapanE-mail: shekabangs@yahoo.co.uk---------------SummaryIn Fixing Failed States by Ashraf Ghani and Clare Lockhart, the attention of nations and the international community is brought to the realization and the need to be…See More
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Fixing Failed States: A Framework for Rebuilding A Fractured World
By Ashraf Ghani & Clare Lockhart. Oxford University Press. 2008.
What Lessons There Are for Sierra Leone?
Review by Sheka BANGURA
JICA Scholar (PhD)…
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Sierra Leone - Reforming Human Resource Mangagement - Lessons for Replication
One of the overarching challenges generally encountered in the delivery of public goods is putting in place an effective and efficient public service system to serve as a key engine in the implementation of state policies and programs. The absence of an effective public service system is a recipe for state failure—a moment of inability of the executive to ensure optimal delivery of basic services to the people. State failure, hence bad governance, was identified as a fundamental cause to Sierra… Continue
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Book Review: Ten Steps to a Results-Based M&E System
The book Ten Steps to a Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation System written by Jody Zall Kusek and Ray C. Rist presents an antidote to the entrenched institutional problems that undermine growth and prosperity in the developing world. You can read the book online…
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Capacity Assessment for Effective Delivery of Development Results in Sierra Leone
The Government of Sierra Leone decided to self-assess its capacity to Manage for Development Results (MfDR) using the Capacity Scan (CAP-Scan) methodology to…
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What is Parliament's Role in the Audit Process? Experience from Sierra Leone
Parliament should be a lead institution in enforcing socially accountability. However, practically, the role of Parliament is constrained by lack of resources. There is huge empirical evidence about the cost of not actively engaging Parliament in the development process. Public audit and contract activities are critical in a country’s financial management system therefore warrant the active involvement of Parliament in these processes.
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