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100			_aSlater, Richard
245			_aApproaches to strengthening local government: lessons from Sri Lanka
260			_c1997
300			_ap.251-65
362			_aMay
520			_aThis article sets out to describe recent approaches to strengthening local government within the framework of the World Bank's Municipal Management Programme (1985-95) in Sri Lanka. The article examines a number of innovations adopted within the programme that are of general relevance to the task of strengthening local government throughout the developing world. The article briefly outlines the background to the present system of local government showing that, whilst existing structures and functions remain relatively weak, a number of important innovations have been introduced to assist with the process of strengthening local resource mobilization and improving performance in service delivery, and enhancing certain aspects of accountability, particularly those areas concerned with the allocation and use of public funds. Since a number of these innovations have wide applicability to the process of local government strengthening and reform it is hoped that this article will demonstrate the practical relevance of certain key innovations for practitioners and policy makers elsewhere. - Reproduced
650			_aLocal government - Sri Lanka
650			_aLocal government
773			_aPublic Administration and Development
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