Strengthening local democracy through increasing participation
This report summarises the findings of a 2-year pilot project to accompany municipal authorities and elected residents' representatives in handling the new (1998) decree for strengthened participatory local democracy in Vietnam. The project provided advice, training workshops and study tours. It was carried out in Halong, Quang Ninh Province, by national and local government bodies and with the support of the KAF. The analysis is based on a survey conducted at the end of the pilot phase. This survey and the questionnaire are attached as an annex.