ToolBOX
Desde lo Local (Strategic Decentralisation for Local Development – Mexico)
| Purpose |
The purpose of Desde lo Local is to provide a diagnostic tool to support the three government levels (national, federal and municipal) in providing specific solutions to the daily problems of citizens and local authorities. The selfassessment tool corresponds to the first step of the Agenda Desde lo Local.The following steps are the verification of the municipal self-evaluation, the proposal and implementation of solutions for areas where indicators scores were low, and the emission of certificates acknowledging municipal improvements. |
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| Types of data used |
Objective data, based on municipal statistics and regulation, administrative data on population, budgets, provisions of public services and procedures. |
| Methodology |
The entire self-assessment tool is composed of 39 indicators organised in the 4 above-mentioned categories, along with 257 “parameters”. The two categories of Institutional Development for a Good Government and the Socially Inclusive Development include the following indicators: The following table presents an example of the ‘parameters’ and ‘means of verification’ defined for indicator 1.4. on ‘participatory municipality’. There are three levels of evaluation for each indicator: Green = municipal practices of high quality Yellow = municipal practices under acceptable quality; Red = municipal practices not acceptable. The following table provides two examples of scoring criteria based on the “evaluation colours”. In order to obtain a “green evaluation” for a specific indicator, all the parameters belonging to it must be green. If only one parameter is yellow or red, the indicator will be yellow or red, respectively. The self-evaluation of the municipality is then verified by a third independent entity – such as an academic institution or research outfit, recognised by the State and the municipality as an impartial and competent reviewer. Once the evaluation |
| Region |
Latin America and the Caribbean
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| Area of Governance |
Local Governance and Decentralization
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| Pro-poor /gender sensitive aspects |
There is a gender-focused indicator (indicator 3.4.) assessing whether the municipality promotes gender equity in the category “Socially Inclusive Development”. This indicator introduces 22 different parameters to assess municipal capacity to promote gender equity, including the existence of municipal programmes in relation to day
nursery, institutional and entrepreneurial awareness in gender recruiting, individual and collective credit schemes for women, to recruitment of women in public administrations, etc.
There is a poverty-focused indicator (indicator 3.11) assessing whether the municipality runs specific programmes to fight poverty, in the category “Socially Inclusive Development”. This indicator introduces 22 different parameters to assess municipal capacity to fight poverty, including the existence of municipal programmes of training and education for low-income adult population, of job creation, credit and food security for the poorest, as well as the existence of coordination mechanisms amongst different levels governments and with civil society to fight poverty. |
| Example indicators |
Parameters and means of verification defined for indicator 1.4 on participatory municipality: PARTICIPATORY MUNICIPALITY |
| Where to find this tool |