Description: Empowering Communities : The Local Initiatives Support Program in Russia

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Empowering Communities : The Local Initiatives Support Program in Russia

Prosperity from economic growth is not shared evenly among Russia's population and regions. Local communities and rural territories face serious development challenges: including poor living conditions, infrastructure, and services and lack of...

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Main Authors:	Shulga, Ivan, Sukhova, Anna, Khachatryan, Gagik
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ADULT POPULATION BIG CITIES CITIES CITIZEN CITIZENS COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY CENTERS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY MEETINGS COMMUNITY RESOURCES DECISIONMAKING DISSEMINATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT LEGAL STATUS LESSONS LEARNED LIVING CONDITIONS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE LOCAL POPULATION LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS MICRO-PROJECTS MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES MUNICIPALITIES NATURAL RESOURCE NEIGHBORHOOD PARTICIPATION IN DECISION POOR LIVING PROCUREMENT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC OPINION REGIONAL BUDGET REGIONAL BUDGETS REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL RESIDENTS RURAL ROADS RURAL SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SERVICES SUPPLY SYSTEMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT WATER SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY SERVICES WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19772159/empowering-communities-local-initiatives-support-program-russia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18932

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Summary:	Prosperity from economic growth is not shared evenly among Russia's population and regions. Local communities and rural territories face serious development challenges: including poor living conditions, infrastructure, and services and lack of citizens' participation in decision-making processes. The Russian Federation Local Initiatives Support Program (RF LISP) aims to address community challenges by introducing a participatory approach to the development and rehabilitation of local-level social infrastructure. Specifically, LISP channels funds from regional budgets to finance participatory projects in poorer local communities. For the period 2009-14, LISP has been implemented in six regions and has resulted in more than 1,200 projects with over 1 million beneficiaries. Key factors for LISP success are the following: (i) mainstreaming of LISP into the national administrative system and budget process, and (ii) providing the Bank's technical assistance at all stages of project implementation to share international experience in community-driven development (CDD) projects, and ensuring transparency and quality of LISP procedures.