UID:
almafu_9959739560102883
Format:
1 online resource (328 pages)
ISBN:
1-62637-326-4
Content:
In recent decades, laws passed by African governments to transfer power and resources to local and other subnational governments (SNGs) have been greeted by many in the policy community with enthusiasm. But how far has decentralization really gone in Africa? How well does it work? And what have been its consequences? The authors of Decentralization in Africa work within a common conceptual framework to examine the process in 10 countries, contrasting clear increases in the legal authority of SNGs with the reality of limited successes in deepening democracy.
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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1 Decentralization: Theoretical, Conceptual, and Analytical Issues --
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2 Botswana: Political and Economic Obstacles to Decentralization --
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3 Burkina Faso: Limited Decentralization Under Tight Oversight --
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4 Ethiopia: Ethnic Federalism and Centripetal Forces --
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5 Ghana: Decentralization in a Two-Party Democracy --
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6 Mali: Incentives and Challenges for Decentralization --
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7 Mozambique: Decentralization in a Centralist Setting --
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8 Nigeria: Issues of Capacity and Accountability in Decentralization --
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9 South Africa: Decentralization and the Apartheid Legacy --
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10 Tanzania: Devolution Under Centralized Governance --
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11 Uganda: Decentralization Reforms, Reversals, and an Uncertain Future --
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12 African Decentralization in Comparative Perspective --
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Acronyms --
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References --
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The Contributors --
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Index --
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About the Book
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-62637-053-2
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.1515/9781626373266
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