Decentralization in Africa : Emerging Trends and Progress
Decentralization, defined broadly as the transfer of public authority, resources, and personnel from the national level to sub-national jurisdictions, has been a recurrent theme in African countries since independence. In the last decade or so dece...
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okr-10986-97262021-04-23T14:02:46Z Decentralization in Africa : Emerging Trends and Progress Ndegwa, Stephen N. ADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATION ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS AUTHORITY CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE DECENTRALIZATION DECONCENTRATION DEMOCRATIC POLITICS EXPENDITURE FISCAL FISCAL CONTROL FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION GOVERNMENT ROLES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL LEVEL POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC SECTOR SERVICE DELIVERY DECENTRALIZATION TRENDS PUBLIC SECTOR POLITICAL ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION DONORS GOVERNANCE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INDICATORS LEGAL FRAMEWORK FISCAL TRANSFERS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE Decentralization, defined broadly as the transfer of public authority, resources, and personnel from the national level to sub-national jurisdictions, has been a recurrent theme in African countries since independence. In the last decade or so decentralization has gained prominence as an expressed goal or as an actual programmatic pursuit in the context of or as a consequence of two prominent movements affecting the African state. One consists of structural adjustment programs that sought to reform the public sector starting in the 1980s while the other is the ongoing transition toward more democratic and competitive politics. In nearly all African countries, structures of local administration exist but are often subordinated in their legal creation, mandate, and operation to the central state, especially the executive. As elsewhere in the developing world, political and economic liberalization have opened possibilities or at least revived claims for greater decentralization. Major development donors have also pushed decentralization as a pathway to improving governance and service delivery in developing countries. 2012-08-13T09:23:07Z 2012-08-13T09:23:07Z 2003-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2490250/decentralization-africa-emerging-trends-progress http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9726 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 229 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research |
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ADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATION ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS AUTHORITY CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE DECENTRALIZATION DECONCENTRATION DEMOCRATIC POLITICS EXPENDITURE FISCAL FISCAL CONTROL FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION GOVERNMENT ROLES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL LEVEL POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC SECTOR SERVICE DELIVERY DECENTRALIZATION TRENDS PUBLIC SECTOR POLITICAL ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION DONORS GOVERNANCE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INDICATORS LEGAL FRAMEWORK FISCAL TRANSFERS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE |
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ADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATION ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS AUTHORITY CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE DECENTRALIZATION DECONCENTRATION DEMOCRATIC POLITICS EXPENDITURE FISCAL FISCAL CONTROL FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION GOVERNMENT ROLES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL LEVEL POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC SECTOR SERVICE DELIVERY DECENTRALIZATION TRENDS PUBLIC SECTOR POLITICAL ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION DONORS GOVERNANCE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INDICATORS LEGAL FRAMEWORK FISCAL TRANSFERS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE Ndegwa, Stephen N. Decentralization in Africa : Emerging Trends and Progress |
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Decentralization, defined broadly as the
transfer of public authority, resources, and personnel from
the national level to sub-national jurisdictions, has been a
recurrent theme in African countries since independence. In
the last decade or so decentralization has gained prominence
as an expressed goal or as an actual programmatic pursuit in
the context of or as a consequence of two prominent
movements affecting the African state. One consists of
structural adjustment programs that sought to reform the
public sector starting in the 1980s while the other is the
ongoing transition toward more democratic and competitive
politics. In nearly all African countries, structures of
local administration exist but are often subordinated in
their legal creation, mandate, and operation to the central
state, especially the executive. As elsewhere in the
developing world, political and economic liberalization have
opened possibilities or at least revived claims for greater
decentralization. Major development donors have also pushed
decentralization as a pathway to improving governance and
service delivery in developing countries. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Ndegwa, Stephen N. |
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Ndegwa, Stephen N. |
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Ndegwa, Stephen N. |
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Decentralization in Africa : Emerging Trends and Progress |
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Decentralization in Africa : Emerging Trends and Progress |
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Decentralization in Africa : Emerging Trends and Progress |
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Decentralization in Africa : Emerging Trends and Progress |
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Decentralization in Africa : Emerging Trends and Progress |
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decentralization in africa : emerging trends and progress |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2490250/decentralization-africa-emerging-trends-progress http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9726 |
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