3.2 DECENTRALISED PLANNING India is rightly regarded as the land of villages. In a country where 72.22% of the population (2001 Census) lives in 5‚80‚781 villages‚ the importance of rural local government popularly known as Panchayati Raj in India‚ is self-evident. Indeed‚ the idea of rural local government is part of a larger concern for social & economic amelioration of the people‚ a task to which the country is irrevocably committed. The Panchayats have been among the oldest political institutions
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to the editor at the address below: Asia Research Centre (ARC) London School of Economics & Political Science Houghton Street London WC2A 2AE www.lse.ac.uk/collections/asiaResearchCentre Abstract Urban local government institutions/municipalities are constituted for the maintenance and planned development of urban areas. The objective is to ensure that suitable levels of infrastructure and services are available to the citizens. In many parts of India‚ the quality of life in urban areas
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consists of municipalities that have been established for the whole territory of the Republic of South Africa. Condition is made for the establishment of municipalities in agreement with the requirements relating to categories and types defined by specific criteria. Powers and functions are appropriately divided among the categories of municipalities. The Local Government Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998 regulates the internal system‚ structures and office bearers of municipalities. These structures
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REGION XII- SOCCSKSARGEN SOCCSKSARGEN[2] (pronounced [sokˈsardʒɛn]) is a region of the Philippines‚ located in central Mindanao‚ and is officially designated as Region XII. The name is an acronym that stands for the region’s four provinces and one of its cities: South Cotabato‚Cotabato‚ Sultan Kudarat‚ Sarangani and General Santos City. The region is more formally known by its older name Central Mindanao. The regional center is Koronadal City located in the province of South Cotabato.[3] Cotabato
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created will form a joint venture between residents of bunker’s Hill and Duncan Village. The job established will comply with the National Environmental Management Act laws‚ by laws and applicable municipal laws of the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality where
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time the American soldiers burned all the structures to the ground‚ thus‚ resulting to the transfer of the seat of government to barrio Libas which is now the Poblacion of the Municipality of Mabini. This continued until 1903 when the Philippines Commission passed Commonwealth Act. No. 968 formally creating the Municipality of Mabini‚ wherein Batuanan became only a barrio thereof. However‚ after the span
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1.1BACKGROUND OF STUDY Communication is the process of sharing ideas‚ information and messages with others. The most basic communication methods that are known to man are speech and non-verbal expressions such as facial expressions and body language. Apart from these basic methods of communication‚ there are other methods of communication. These methods began to involve and become complex (I.von Glion‚ mary Ann young and Steven L.Mc Shane; 1976:392). Effective/ Good communication usually requires
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TATEL VS. MUNICIPALITY OF VIRAC [207 SCRA 157; G.R. No. 40243; 11 Mar 1992] Facts: Petitioner Celestino Tatel owns a warehouse in barrio Sta. Elena‚ Municipality of Virac. Complaints were received by the municipality concerning the disturbance caused by the operation of the abaca bailing machine inside petitioner’s warehouse. A committee was then appointed by the municipal council‚ and it noted from its investigation on the matter that an accidental fire within the warehouse of the petitioner created
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CANAMAN‚ CAMARINES SUR BARANGAY PROFILE Baras | Barangay Baras is among urban barangays of Canaman. It is situated on the easternmost and highest part of the municipality and is located on the east of Dinaga. Baras is composed of seven (7) purok or zones. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of Magarao‚ on the east by the city of Naga‚ on the south by barangay San Agustin and on the northwest by Sta. Cruz. Together with barangay San Agustin and Haring‚ it is located along the Philippine
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of urbanization in Malawi In Malawi urbanization is defined as a process whereby the functions of a rural settlement increasingly become oriented towards non-agricultural activities (United Nations Malawi‚ 2011). Malawi is rated as the fastest urbanizing country in the world with 20% of its population classified as urban and it is estimated that about 44% of the country’s population will be urban by 2015 (Gondwe‚ Feng & Ayenagbo‚ 2011). It is argued that urbanization causes changes in the livings
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