USAID Democracy & Governance: Democratic Decentralization Programming Handbook

in June 2009. It is a comprehensive guide for USAID in its decentralization and democratic programming, aiming to support stable, sustainable, long-term paths to democracy. The handbook provides an in-depth analysis of decentralization, its forms, dimensions, and goals, as well as strategies for programming and activities to support decentralization reform. It also covers the importance of monitoring and evaluating program impact. The document is divided into seven chapters, including an executive summary, and three appendices providing a glossary, annotated bibliographic references, and a comprehensive directory of online decentralization and local governance resources.