Local democracy: the European and the African compliance with the Millennium Development Goals

Introductory remarks 2. Example of local democracy outside Africa. 2.1 The European Union and the subsidiarity principle 2.2. 2.2 The European committment regarding the Millennium Development Goals 3. Local democracy in Tanzania: a long journey starting from the Independence, passing throughout the growing role of NGO's, towards the Millennium's Goals.3.3 Ujamaa and its development after Unification 3.4. The reforms undertaken after the unification 3.5 Towards democratisation: the role of the NGOs 4. Decentralization, good governance and the fight against poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa 5. Decentralisation in Tanzania 6. The Participatory Governance and the Millennium Goals (MDGs)