African decentralization: Local actors, powers and accountability

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dc.contributorUNRISD (United Nations Research Institute for Social Development)en
dc.contributorIDRC (International Development Research Centre)en
dc.contributorCRDI (Centre de recherches pour le développement international)en
dc.contributorConyers, Dianaen
dc.contributordeGrassi, Aaronen
dc.contributorUtting, Peteren
dc.contributorGovernment of The Netherlandsen
dc.contributorUSAIDen
dc.contributorMkandawire, Thandikaen
dc.contributorLabatut, Jean-Michelen
dc.contributor.authorRibot, J.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialAfricaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:07:55Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:07:55Zen
dc.date.issued2002en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThis review samples the rapidly expanding literature on decentralization in Africa. It examines design and implementation issues emerging in decentralization and identifies fruitful areas for policy research and analysis in this critical governance domain. From the review of the literature, it appears that decentralization is not taking the forms necessary to realize the benefits that theory predicts, because it fails to entrust downwardly accountable representative actors with significant domains of autonomous discretionary power. The decentralizations under way differ in terms of the level of legal reform involved; the scale and number of layers of local government; the kinds of local authorities being engaged and developed; the mix of powers and obligations devolved; the sectors involved; the nature of the enabling environment; and the motives of governments for launching the reforms in the first place. These variables are examined with respect to how they shape expected outcomes.en
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dc.identifier337en
dc.identifier.citationUNRISD Programme on Democracy, Governance and Human Rights Paper No. 8en
dc.identifier.issn1020-8186en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65404en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherGeneva, Switzerland: United Nations Research Institute for Social Developmenten
dc.relation.urihttp://www.unrisd.org/80256B3C005BCCF9/httpNetITFramePDF?ReadForm&parentunid=3345AC67E6875754C1256D12003E6C95&parentdoctype=paper&netitpath=80256B3C00en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright UNRISDen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectLocal policyen
dc.subjectGovernment policyen
dc.subjectGovernment institutionsen
dc.subjectEmpowermenten
dc.subjectDecentralizationen
dc.subjectDemocratizationen
dc.subjectLocal governanceen
dc.subjectGovernmenten
dc.subjectAfricaen
dc.subjectDevolutionen
dc.subjectDeconcentrationen
dc.subjectFiscal decentralizationen
dc.subjectDelegationen
dc.subjectPrivatizationen
dc.subjectNational cohesionen
dc.subjectGovernanceen
dc.titleAfrican decentralization: Local actors, powers and accountabilityen
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