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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455209703321

Titolo

Decentralization, democracy, and development [[electronic resource] ] : recent experience from Sierra Leone / / edited by Yongmei Zhou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2009

ISBN

1-282-29352-4

9786612293528

0-8213-8001-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Collana

A World Bank country study, , 0253-2123

Altri autori (Persone)

ZhouYongmei

Disciplina

320.809664

342.6029

Soggetti

Decentralization in government - Sierra Leone

Local government - Sierra Leone

Democracy - Sierra Leone

Electronic books.

Sierra Leone Politics and government 1961-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Editors and Contributors; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction; Figures; Tables; 1. Establishing the Legislative, Political, and Administrative Framework for Local Government and Decentralization in Sierra Leone; 2. Fiscal Decentralization: Building the Financial Capacity of Local Governments; 3. Administrative Decentralization: Building the Non-Financial Capacity of Local Governments; 4. Decentralization in Practice; 5. Impact of Decentralization on Public Services: Evidence to Date; Boxes; 6. Civic Engagement in Local Governance

7. Landscape of Local Authority in Sierra Leone: How ""Traditional"" and ""Modern"" Justice and Governance Systems Interact8. Reflections and Conclusions on Positives and Problems Resulting from Devolution to Date; Appendix: IRCBP Evaluations Unit: Overview of Surveys; References

Sommario/riassunto

The question of whether political, fiscal, and administrative decentralization improves government effectiveness is hotly debated



among researchers and policy makers. Decentralization, Democracy, and Development contributes to the empirical literature on decentralization and the debate on whether it is a viable and desirable state-building strategy for post-conflict countries.This book is a collection of eight papers written by nine authors who were intimately involved in the complex decentralization reform process in Sierra Leone from 2003-07. During this period, Sierra Leone's government est