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Decentralization in Africa : the paradox of state strength / / edited by J. Tyler Dickovick, James S. Wunsch



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Autore: Dickovick James Tyler <1973-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Decentralization in Africa : the paradox of state strength / / edited by J. Tyler Dickovick, James S. Wunsch Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Boulder, Colorado : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Incorporated, , 2014
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (328 pages)
Disciplina: 320.8096
Soggetto topico: Decentralization in government - Africa
Soggetto geografico: Africa Politics and government
Persona (resp. second.): DickovickJames Tyler <1973->
WunschJames S <1946-> (James Stevenson)
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Decentralization in Africa  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-62637-326-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910823781203321
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