Who Governs Rural Russia? : Preliminary Outcomes of the 2006 Decentralization Reform


== Abstract ==

The objectives of the study are to: a)             increase understanding of the effects and effectiveness of             the implementation of the local government reform launched             in 2006; and b) assess the impact of a World Bank-supported             intervention that aimed to enhance effectiveness of the             reforms by increasing local capacity and local             participation. In line with these objectives, the study             assessed the perceived effects and effectiveness of the             implementation of the local government reform in selected             provinces. The study also constitutes a baseline to allow             for on-going assessment of progress and to inform corrective             policy actions. The instruments and methods created during             the study may be used in future assessments of the dynamics             of local governance reform. These effects are reviewed in             section two. The study also carried out a rigorous             evaluation of the impact of an operational intervention             carried out with World Bank support in the three regions of             the study. This grant-funded project was aimed at increasing             the effectiveness of participation of rural citizens in             public life and increasing the capacity of local             administrations to operate in the new legal and fiscal             environment created by the decentralization reform. The             summary of the impact evaluation can be found in section three.


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