"A project of the Philippines-Canada Local Government Support Program, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (LGSP-ARMM) in partnership with the Ateneo Center for Social Policy and Public Affairs." Includes bibliographical references. Tumbaga, L. C. (Ed.). (2000). Local governance in ARMM: Walking a tightrope between peace and development: Challenges and breakthroughs. [S.l.]: Philippines-Canada Local Government Support Program.

Part 1: Building alliances, grappling with contradictions in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao -- Case 1: The Metro Jolo alliance: blazing the trail of other ARMM LGUs -- Case 2: The Tawi-Tawi alliance of local authorities searching for sustainable measures in coastal resource management -- Case 3: The Lake Lanao area management alliance: finding the right capability-building strategy for Lanao del Sur local government units -- Case 4: Joining forces to save Illana Bay: Illana Bay regional alliance -- Case 5: Economic breakthroughs strategic partnerships: Datu Paglas, Sultan Kudarat and the Todo Unlad Cluster area alliance -- Part 2: Capacity building measures for LGU sustainability in ARMM -- Case 6: Professionalizing the local government bureaucracy the experience of the municipality of Sultan Kudarat -- Case 7: Facing the challenges of establishing information management systems in selected ARMM LGUs

This casebook selects from the rich and varies experiences of the Philippine Local Government Support Program (LGSP-ARMM) from 1992-1999 (Phase 1 of operations) as it pushed for effective partnerships and worked to build the capabilities of "functioning" local governments (LGUs) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). It features seven dynamic attempts by the LGSP-ARMM to change the local governance landscape in the region. The stories document the pain, dilemmas and challenges of pushing for reforms in the region. Most of them are best practice cases in local governance vis-a-vis the constraints faced by the autonomous Muslim region. - From the Book