Governance and participation in Laos

- Consultations about good governance and participatory development in the Lao PDR - Changes in the Lao context 1998-2002. Context of governance; decentralization of government, the governance role of the Party, administration, legislation, judiciary etc - Progress and challenges in good governance; strategy and planning, strenghtening civil service management, setting national budget priorities etc - Development of citizens' participation; civil society in the Lao context, emerging civil society institutions etc