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

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9781626373266
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320.8096 23

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JQ1875.A55 D43 2014eb

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Decentralization: theoretical, conceptual, and analytical issues / James S. Wunsch -- Botswana: political and economic obstacles to decentralization / Amy R. Poteete, Bashi Mothusi, and Daniel Molaodi -- Burkina Faso: limited decentralization under tight oversight / Pierre Englebert and Nestorine Sangaré -- Ethiopia: ethnic federalism and centripetal forces / J. Tyler Dickovick and Tegegne Gebre-Egziabher -- Ghana: decentralization in a two-party democracy / Joseph Ayee and J. Tyler Dickovick -- Mali: incentives and challenges for decentralization / Susanna D. Wing and Brehima Kassibo -- Mozambique: decentralization in a centralist setting / Beatrice Reaud and Bernhard Weimer -- Nigeria: issues of capacity and accountability in decentralization / Dele Olowu and James S. Wunsch -- South Africa: decentralization and the apartheid legacy / Louis A. Picard and Thomas Mogale -- Tanzania: devolution under centralized governance / Per Tidemand and Nazar Sola -- Uganda: decentralization reforms, reversals, and an uncertain future / Paul Smoke, William Muhumuza, and Emmanuel Ssewankambo -- African decentralization in comparative perspective / J. Tyler Dickovick and Rachel Beatty Riedl.

Summary: 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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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.