03248nam 2200565 450 991079757550332120200520144314.01-62637-326-410.1515/9781626373266(CKB)3710000000466055(SSID)ssj0001544176(PQKBManifestationID)16134547(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001544176(PQKBWorkID)12998057(PQKB)10016923(Au-PeEL)EBL4352958(CaPaEBR)ebr11271717(OCoLC)918941367(DE-B1597)623216(DE-B1597)9781626373266(MiAaPQ)EBC4352958(EXLCZ)99371000000046605520140410d2014 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrDecentralization in Africa the paradox of state strength /edited by J. Tyler Dickovick, James S. WunschBoulder, Colorado :Lynne Rienner Publishers, Incorporated,2014.1 online resource (328 pages)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-62637-053-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 BookIn 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.Decentralization in governmentAfricaAfricaPolitics and governmentDecentralization in government320.8096Dickovick James Tyler1973-1543351Dickovick James Tyler1973-Wunsch James S(James Stevenson),1946-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797575503321Decentralization in Africa3796751UNINA