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Achieving Results: Performance Budgeting in the Least Developed Countries
Ronald McGill
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ASIN: 9211261945 |
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This book is designed to address the challenges of Performance Budgeting in support of the Millennium Development Goals and in particular, how it applies to development issues in the Least Developed Countries. The United Nations Capital Development Fund supports the work of local governments in LDCs to plan, prioritize, implement and finance socio-economic infrastructure investments. UNCDFs approach emphasizes achieving sustainability in the local development process through requiring the local planning, budgeting, management, and monitoring of public expenditures. This local public expenditure management is closely aligned to and integrated with national planning and budgeting systems. Thus, appropriate capacity and funding mechanisms are developed at both levels. UNCDF has learned that local revenue mobilization and increased central government transfers do not determine how the internal system of a local government manages this revenue, plans for development, converts these plans into expenditure programmes or allocates funds to deliver them. Performance Budgeting seeks to convert budgets from an input-based to an output-based format. This requires the preparation of local development plans and the integration of these plans into local government budgets. The underlying theme of Performance Budgeting is two-fold: first, it seeks to introduce accountability into the performance review, implementation and planning process. Secondly, it seeks to construct measurability through economy, efficiency and effectiveness tests. The goal of all Performance Budgeting is for local governments to be able to prepare and implement local development plans within national development frameworks. These plans should result from inclusive, participatory, multi-stakeholder processes and should result in durable, sustainable planning, management, and financing structures. That durability should be seen through locally sustainable and targeted infrastructure and service provision that contributes directly to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
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A must -read for all development practitioners.......2006-08-29
Performance budgeting is more than the new buzz word in the development lexicon -- it is an evolving concept that is targeted directly at getting the biggest bang for your development buck. Its emergence on the development scene could not have come at a better time, when the world is scrambling to make up for lost time on the road to the Millennium Development Goals. PB is based on the assumption that presenting performance information alongside budget amounts will improve budget decision-making by focusing funding choices on programme results.
Development practitioners working in all areas have discovered that the best solutions to poverty are found through close consultation with those most affected, when the poor themselves are involved and empowered to plan what is most important to them, to participate in the resulting implementation and to be part of the resulting review process. That is why this book is targeted at both local authorities and those who intend to work with them. I found it a heavy read, but full of good information and practical advice. A must-read for anyone wanting to make a substantive and sustainable contribution to the cause of poverty alleviation in developing countries.
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Urban managers continue to do what they have done for decades: manage conflict, adapt to shifting demographics, balance their own source funds with intergovernmental revenues, respond to federal and state mandates, negotiate with other localities in their same metropolitan area, and deliver goods and services. But managers today are confronted with new challenges in what has become "fend for yourself" federalism. City executives must do more with less while at the same time figure out ways to harness the power of new technologies and react to a globalized world and economy. It is no wonder then that even great managers can fail at urban administration. To succeed, they must understand the nature of community values, the pitfalls of bureaucratic inertia, and the craft of leadership--that is, the politics of urban management.
Morgan, England, and Pelissero offer a forward-looking account of this new urban management environment. In a comprehensive update, the authors have reorganized the book's structure to better fit the challenges facing today's cities, and make even greater use of systems theory as an analytic framework. Featuring discussions of the New Public Management model, the impacts of globalization, changes in service delivery, urban planning, economic development, and program evaluation, they discuss key productivity enhancements that emphasize results and accountability. The authors then focus on the impact of citizen participation, e-government, the events of 9/11, and intergovernmental relations as examples of significant environmental factors that impinge on the management of modern cities. In addition, every case study in the book is brand new and many include information on "Connecting to the Internet" and "Profiles of Urban Practitioners and Scholars."
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Love the book!.......2007-03-09
Love the book. The highlights are exellent for studying guidelines. Will do business anytime again.
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Politics of Regulations
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Autos, Smog and Pollution Control: The Politics of Air Quality Management in California
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Principles of Wildlife Management
James A. Bailey
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ASIN: 0471016497 |
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Concepts are presented in a non-dogmatic way, with many and diverse examples that encourage the use of local and counter-examples to enhance classroom discussion. Uniquely integrates biology and general ecology courses and the practice of wildlife management. Includes discussion on the social aspects of wildlife conservation, wildlife biology and environments, population dynamics, and management practices. Includes end-of-chapter summaries on management principles.
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Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainable Development: Principles and Practices With Asian Examples (New Horizons in Environmental Economics)
Clement A. Tisdell
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This important new book highlights the conflicts between economic growth and the conservation of nature in the context of sustainable development. It places particular emphasis on biological diversity and examines possible policies for resolving conflicts which arise from the contrasting goals of conserving the natural environment and economic growth. The book opens with an overview of the challenges of economics, nature conservation and sustainable development and goes on to discuss general principles and broad policies. Case studies from China and north-east India help illustrate important economic and social principles involved in nature conservation. General issues examined include: the value of environmental and resource economics in planning sustainable development the importance of biodiversity conservation for sustainable development and for the stability and sustainability of ecological systems the impact of economic globalization and market systems on the conservation of nature priorities for the financial support of protected areas the extent to which ecotourism can be harnessed to reconcile economic utilization of an area with nature conservation the costs and benefits of conservation financing the management of nature reserves This book will be essential reading for economists interested in the environment, ecology and development.
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The Development of International Principles and Practices of Wildlife Research and Management: Asian and American Approaches
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ASIN: 0195636511 |
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This comprehensive manual presents a package of proven field techniques in wildlife management and research, and outlines approaches to conservation planning. It covers statistical and technological tools used by researchers for data gathering and analysis, and presents methods for wildlife studies and management related to habitat, populations, behaviour, nutrition, and health. The problem of human interaction with wildlife, which is of particular significance in developing countries, and a global perspective on the selection of nature reserves are also addressed.
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Principles and Practice of Plant Conservation
D. Given
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Principles and Practice of Plant Conservation is the first exhaustive and systematic treatment of the issues of plant conservation, other books on the subject have been collections of articles on specialized topics or of a regional nature. This book, growing out of a major sponsorship effort by two of the world's leading conservation organizations to 'assert the fundamental importance of plants in all conservation activities'. provides the well-integrated coverage that arises from an expert's thoughtful analysis of the entire subject.
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Principles of Conservation Biology, Second Edition, is a major revision of the most comprehensive textbook on conservation biology. First published in 1994, and richly praised by reviewers, teachers, and students, Principles was adopted for courses at more than 145 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. Written by leading experts in the field, it is intended for use in conservation biology courses at the advanced undergraduate (junior and senior) and graduate levels, as well as by researchers and practitioners, and assumes a basic background in biology and ecology.
Principles' nineteen chapters address several themes, including introductory topics that serve as the foundation for the field, population-level issues, community and ecosystem-level concerns, and a large section on human dimensions, the practical application of conservation biology in a real and complex world. Two chapters specifically grapple with complex management and sustainable development issues using a series of case studies written by individuals intimately involved with problem solving.
The Second Edition features a new chapter on becoming more effective in implementation of science in conservation policy, a much expanded and in-depth treatment of ecosystem management, a large number of new and updated guest essays and case studies, and rigorous revisions throughout. The book is richly illustrated, and chapters are complemented with annotated reading lists and questions designed to stimulate thought and class discussions. Principles of Conservation Biology concludes with an extensive glossary of useful terms and a large bibliography that has proved a valuable reference for students and researchers.
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Conservation Biology review.......2007-03-09
Excellent book, either for the serious student or for someone just interested in the subject. However most of the graphics are in black and white, so it takes some getting used to, but there are some nice color plates in the middle of the book. It is generally written well and seldom assumes you know what they are talking about without an explanation of some of the concepts.
Impressed.......2006-03-05
The book was sent fairly quickly and packaged very well. The book is new as it was advertized. Would buy from seller again.
Great book.......2005-10-14
I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in this subject. It has a lot of great case studies and examples. Some conservation biologists call this one "the Concervation biology bible".
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Wildlife Conservation Principles and Practices
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ASIN: 0933564066 |
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Wildlife can cause problems worldwide - in conservation, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, as well as to human and animal health and safety in rural and urban areas. For this reason, wildlife in affected areas can be defined as pests, and forms of control sought to limit and prevent damage.
In looking at solutions by identifying and using common principles in the assessment and control of pest damage this book focuses on controlling damage, rather than the animal itself. The book demonstrates ecological theories and shows how they are relevant to biodiversity conservation and other
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