Local power, central power, now, people power.

Some local borrowing can be justified by the central budgetary allocation to local projects.

Decentralized governance entails partnerships among entities of the central, subnational and local governments with devolution of functions and resources to local governments.

Innovations can occur at all levels of government, i.e., central and local levels.

The cat is the censorship, but Chinese is not only one cat, but also has local cats. Central cat and local cats.

Revenue transfers from central government to local authorities are one option.

There was a central Child Welfare Board and local welfare boards in 75 districts.

It will also require revising the framework for revenue sharing between central and local governments, as well as transparency in local government finance.

And it was a world of, as I say, not local power, but now central power.

Government Audit Organizations The Association of Local Governments http algaonline.org represents the central professional organization for local government audit organizations in the United States and Canada.

Local communities play a central role in the adoption and success of effective land and water management policies.

There is also a need to secure an appropriate division of responsibility between central and local governments.

The local languages are subdivided into three major regions, namely Southern Mozambique, Central Mozambique and Northern Mozambique.

An effective national judicial system and a firm political commitment at both the local and the central level are necessary.

The protests mobilized hundreds of thousands of Russians, putting huge pressure on central, regional, and local government authoritiesfor several months.

The staffing table for the Regional Office for Central Asia was increased by two Local level posts.

Hence, the interplay between local and central governments is complex, particularly in terms of revenue sharing and responsibility for providing public services.

Ensuring that all budgets are reviewed by people s congresses at various levels would enhance resource efficiency by reducing fiscal competition between the central and local governments as well as among local governments.

Far more serious was the lack of transparency in the Central Electoral Commission and the political imbalances on some local commissions.

Sustainability will be ensured through stakeholder involvement (including with private sector operators), central and local authorities government, rural communities and entrepreneurs and NGOs.

In this society the family played a central role, since economic and social status was defined by birth, family ties, and local custom.

It is important to help central and local governments of disaster affected countries build up their capacities in disaster prevention, relief and management.

In theory, this means that local governments cannot finance their deficits by increasing their debt levels, because they can borrow only from the central government or other central authorities.

Tax revenues declined because republic and local governments withheld tax revenues from the central government under the growing spirit of regional autonomy.

Moreover, the Chinese government, at both the central and local levels, will remain keen to continue infrastructure investments aimed at further urbanization and industrialization.

The decentralization process, which provides a framework for the devolution of power and responsibilities between the central and local governments, has made further strides.

To coordinate ministries and public sector operators in connection to the elaboration of policies and actions for women on a central, regional and local level.

The symposium brought together representatives of central and local governments and civil society, including NGOs, trade union and bar association representatives as well as media.

But, in the long run, China s fiscal and financial stability will be ensured only by systematic institutional reform of central local government relationships.

Deconcentration is a dministative decentralization, i.e. a transfer to lower level central government authorities, or to other local authorities who are upwardly accountable to the central government (Ribot 2002 in Larson).

When China began this transition, its central and local governments focused on building physical infrastructure, such as roads and electricity grids, which delivered tangible gains.

A decentralization policy was being prepared which would define the powers, functions, roles and duties of local authorities and their relationship with the central Government.

Similarly, whereas much autonomy has been extended to local governments in economic and social development, the central government has kept its grip on the direction of policy by maintaining the power to appoint local party and government officials.

The failures of economic development in the Andes, Central Asia, and Africa contribute to global instability, local insurrections and violence, drug trafficking, and bases for terrorism.

Additional initiatives are required to build up the central Government's capacity to (a) coordinate and plan at the provincial level (b) ensure that social services are delivered and (c) reflect local needs in the central Government's planning processes.

Although the central government may be committed to reforms, implementation at the local level can be very uneven, owing to parochial and vested interests.

At the local level, numerous women's organizations and non governmental organizations working for women's advancement have played a central role in defending not only their own specific interests, but also those of the local population in general.

There is a paradox here while China s central government is trying to provide national environmental leadership, local governments have often resisted.

We encourage the organizations and countries concerned not to overlook the central role that local and national capacities can play in the context of humanitarian response.

In addition, the Dutch Civil Code and the Central and Local Government Personnel Act contain several provisions that prohibit discrimination between men and women in the workplace.

The head of the Central Electoral Commission has now proposed that members of the local public join election officials and administrators in compiling the lists.

There is a need for major investment by the Government in logistics, infrastructure and training of personnel, if central and local government structures are to function effectively.

China s central government has the power to rein in its local chieftains, so its failure to do so in Tibet is puzzling.

In most countries, such intervention would tend to push up inflation, because the central bank issues local currency in return for dollars.

The way forward lies in democratic forms of federalism, which can preserve sufficient central authority for the purposes of statehood, while respecting local and regional cultures.