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Autore |
Dickovick James Tyler <1973-> |
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Decentralization in Africa : the paradox of state strength / / edited by J. Tyler Dickovick, James S. Wunsch |
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Boulder, Colorado : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Incorporated, , 2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (328 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Decentralization in government - Africa |
Africa Politics and government |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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