Decentralization in Africa : The Paradox of State Strength /
Decentralization in Africa : The Paradox of State Strength /
ed. by James S. Wunsch, J. Tyler Dickovick.
- 1 online resource (317 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Decentralization: Theoretical, Conceptual, and Analytical Issues -- 2 Botswana: Political and Economic Obstacles to Decentralization -- 3 Burkina Faso: Limited Decentralization Under Tight Oversight -- 4 Ethiopia: Ethnic Federalism and Centripetal Forces -- 5 Ghana: Decentralization in a Two-Party Democracy -- 6 Mali: Incentives and Challenges for Decentralization -- 7 Mozambique: Decentralization in a Centralist Setting -- 8 Nigeria: Issues of Capacity and Accountability in Decentralization -- 9 South Africa: Decentralization and the Apartheid Legacy -- 10 Tanzania: Devolution Under Centralized Governance -- 11 Uganda: Decentralization Reforms, Reversals, and an Uncertain Future -- 12 African Decentralization in Comparative Perspective -- Acronyms -- References -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book
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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.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781626373266
10.1515/9781626373266 doi
Decentralization in government--Africa.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African.
JQ1875.A55 / D43 2014eb
320.8096
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Decentralization: Theoretical, Conceptual, and Analytical Issues -- 2 Botswana: Political and Economic Obstacles to Decentralization -- 3 Burkina Faso: Limited Decentralization Under Tight Oversight -- 4 Ethiopia: Ethnic Federalism and Centripetal Forces -- 5 Ghana: Decentralization in a Two-Party Democracy -- 6 Mali: Incentives and Challenges for Decentralization -- 7 Mozambique: Decentralization in a Centralist Setting -- 8 Nigeria: Issues of Capacity and Accountability in Decentralization -- 9 South Africa: Decentralization and the Apartheid Legacy -- 10 Tanzania: Devolution Under Centralized Governance -- 11 Uganda: Decentralization Reforms, Reversals, and an Uncertain Future -- 12 African Decentralization in Comparative Perspective -- Acronyms -- References -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781626373266
10.1515/9781626373266 doi
Decentralization in government--Africa.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African.
JQ1875.A55 / D43 2014eb
320.8096