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	What We Do Assessments Monitoring and Evaluation DCHA/DG Activities, February 2009 (810kb)
	Empowering Local Government New law shifts property ownership from central to local government .In Georgia, the central government owned the property used by local governments on a day-to-day basis, such as city halls, park equipment, and municipal water and sewage systems. While the central government allowed local governments to use this property, the situation restricted local government’s ability to make important decisions regarding repair, maintenance, and quality control. As a result, in many communities, government buildings and local infrastructure are falling apart. USAID’s local government project assisted the Georgian government in writing a law that transferred this property from central to local government... more
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Governance

OUR STRATEGIC FOCUS

USAID’s objective in governance is to promote transparency, accountability, and participation in government institutions and public policy reform processes at all levels. The Governance Division provides technical leadership through research, training, and dissemination of best practices; management of centrally-funded mechanisms designed to support mission level governance programs; and direct field support of USAID programs abroad.

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Why Governance Matters to Democracy

The process of governing is most legitimate when it is infused with democratic principles such as transparency, pluralism, citizen involvement in decision-making, representation, and accountability. Citizens lose confidence in a government that is unable to deliver basic service; therefore, the degree to which a government is able to carry out its functions at any level is often a key determinant of a country’s ability to sustain democratic reform. USAID is particularly concerned with democratic governance—that is, the political dimensions of the public management process.

Governance Technical Publications: The DG Office's publications series enables USAID to more effectively reach missions and other audiences with the latest technical knowledge in the field of democracy and governance.
FEATURED PUBLICATIONS
Anticorruption: Anticorruption Agencies (ACAs): Anticorruption Program Brief, 2006 (264kb) A Handbook on Fighting Corruption (416kb) Promoting Transparency and Accountability: USAID's Anticorruption Experience (508kb) USAID Anticorruption Strategy (635kb) Democratic Decentralization: Decentralization and Democratic Local Governance Programming Handbook (1.3mb) USAID's Experience in Decentralization and Democratic Local Governance (485kb) Policy Implementation: Policy Implementation: What USAID Has Learned (507kb)	Legislative Strengthening: USAID Handbook on Legislative Strengthening (951kb) Understanding Representation: Legislative Strengthening (536kb) USAID's Experience Strengthening Legislatures (466kb) Security Sector Reform: Joint Statement on Security Sector Reform (628kb) Promoting Security Sector Reform in Fragile States, April 2005 (426kb) Anticorruption and Police Integrity, May 2007 (165kb) Anticorruption Assessment Handbook, February 2009
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