Format:
1 online resource (308 pages)
ISBN:
9780821396148
Series Statement:
Africa Development Forum
Content:
For the past two decades, experiments in decentralization and federalization havebeen developing in Africa, Asia, and the formerly communist states of EasternEurope. Many of the powers previously in the hands of the central governmentor its deconcentrated structures have been transferred to lower government layers.Additionally, local governments are gradually emerging as development actors.Whatever the reasons for decentralization, the transfer of new functions to localgovernments can be substantive, at least in intent.The Political Economy of Decentralization in Sub-Saharan Africa offers a newpolicy-oriented implementation model, applied systematically in parallel in BurkinaFaso, Ghana, Kenya, and Senegal. The book studies the individual countries andcompares similar issues based on the same blueprint. The analysis is not intendedto assess whether the chosen decentralization model is the right one, which doesnot exist. Rather, it examines decentralization achievements in specific nationalsettings and compares those achievements with the announced objectives. Thedivergences revealed enable decision makers to choose appropriate directionsfor country reform.This method does not transpose textbook solutions to the states. The referenceframework offers an analytical approach contextualized to each country thatintegrates not only economic arguments, but also sociopolitical ones. The authorspropose an analytical guide founded on political and institutional economy. Theyanalyze decentralized policies that help stakeholders to identify the issues, pointout stumbling blocks, and ensure coherent decisions on decentralization. The bookis an asset to all those involved in negotiating and implementing approaches todecentralization.
Content:
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- A Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa -- Analytical Approach -- Methodology -- Contributions of This Volume -- Notes -- References -- 1 Institutional and Fiscal Decentralization: Blueprint for an Analytical Guide -- The Institutional Approach to Decentralization -- Decentralized Budgets -- Assignment of Responsibilities between Tiers of Government -- Revenue Structures and Systems -- Financial Transfers -- Statistical Data -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 2 Local Public Finance of Territorial Collectivities in Burkina Faso -- History of Decentralization in Burkina Faso, 1991-2011 -- Organization of Decentralized Local Government and Deconcentration in 2011 -- The Decentralized Budget -- Assignment of Responsibilities -- Local Taxation -- Intergovernmental Transfers -- Revenue and Expenditure Statistics -- Notes -- References -- 3 Local Public Finances in Ghana -- History of Decentralization in Ghana: From Independence to 2010 -- Organization of Decentralized Local Government and Deconcentration in 2010 -- The Decentralized Budget -- Assignment of Responsibilities -- Local Taxation -- Intergovernmental Transfers -- Revenue and Expenditure Statistics -- Notes -- References -- 4 Public Finances of Local Government in Kenya -- History of "Centralization" in Kenya, 1963-2010 -- Organization of Decentralized Local Government and Deconcentration in 2009-10 -- The Decentralized Budget -- Assignment of Responsibilities -- Local Taxation -- Intergovernmental Grants -- Revenue and Expenditure Statistics -- Decentralization, the 2010 Constitution, and the Proposed LGA Reforms: Some Remarks -- Notes -- References -- 5 The Local Government Financing System in Senegal -- History of Decentralization in Senegal.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821396131
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780821396131
Language:
English
