TY - BOOK AU - Crawford,Gordon AU - Hartmann,Christof TI - Decentralisation in Africa: a pathway out of poverty and conflict? SN - 9789048501618 AV - JQ1875.A55 D4233 2008eb U1 - 320 22 PY - 2008/// CY - [Amsterdam] PB - Amsterdam Univ. Press KW - Decentralization in government KW - Africa KW - Society and social sciences KW - bicssc KW - Politics and government KW - Economics, finance, business and management KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Government KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - National KW - Reference KW - Essays KW - Comparative Politics KW - fast KW - Government - Asia KW - hilcc KW - Government - Non-U.S KW - Law, Politics & Government KW - Multi-User KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : decentralisation as a pathway out of poverty and conflict?; Gordon Crawford and Christof Hartmann --; Constraints on the implementation of decentralisation and implications for poverty reduction : the case of Uganda; Susan Steiner --; Decentralisation and poverty reduction in Malawi : a critical appraisal; Blessings Chinsinga --; Poverty and the politics of (de)centralisation in Ghana; Gordon Crawford --; The impact of decentralisation on poverty in Tanzania; Meine Pieter van Dijk --; Decentralisation and the legacy of protracted conflict : Mauritius, Namibia and South Africa; Christof Hartmann --; Decentralisation and conflict in Kibaale, Uganda; Anna Katharina Schelnberger --; Decentralisation as a stabilising factor in Rwanda; Peter van Tilburg --; Conclusion : decentralisation, no shortcut to development and peace; Christof Hartmann and Gordon Crawford N2 - This book questions whether decentralisation does offer a significant pathway out of poverty and conflict in Africa UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=259127 ER -