Decentralization Democracy And Development In Africa
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Decentralization Democracy and Development in Africa
Author | : Jan Erk |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2018-12-07 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781351259507 |
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Decentralization reforms introduced to Africa in the 1990s have not always delivered the intended long-term outcomes. This is a collection on the consequences of these reforms two decades on. In addition to general and comparative overviews, the book contains case studies on Ghana, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Ethiopia, and Uganda. The common theme across the chapters is that the reforms seem to have engendered political consequences beyond decentralization itself – mostly through interaction with the broader historical, political, social, and economic context. The book thus speaks both to the scholarly literature (on decentralization, democratization, and development) and to the community of development practitioners. Most of the literature on decentralization and development emphasizes questions of institutional design and policy, but here the harder-to-pin-down political patterns marking the workings of decentralization are the main focus of analysis. The debates on development, through the case studies, are connected to the scholarly literatures on comparative federalism, comparative decentralization, and local democracy. The main conclusion that emerges from the studies in the book is that no magic formula that can turn countries into peaceful, stable, and prosperous democracies overnight exists. Furthermore, there are risks involved in importing formal institutions without regard to the local historical, political, social, and economic context. The chapters of this book were originally published as a special issue in Regional and Federal Studies.
Local Governance in Africa
Author | : Dele Olowu,James Stevenson Wunsch |
Publsiher | : Lynne Rienner Publishers |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1588261735 |
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An exploration of why some decentralization reforms have led to viable systems of local governance in Africa, while others have failed. It outlines the key issues involved, provides historical context, and identifies the factors that have encouraged or discouraged success.
Decentralization and Constitutionalism in Africa
Author | : Charles M. Fombad,Nico Steytler |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 673 |
Release | : 2019-09-10 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780192585035 |
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This collection of essays assesses the efforts of African governments to constitutionalise decentralisation, be it in the form of federalism, local government or traditional authorities. Since the end of the Cold War jurisdictions across Africa have witnessed an ostensible return to multi-party democracy within the paradigm of constitutionalism and the rule of law. Linked to the democratisation process, many countries took steps to decentralize power by departing from the heavily centralized systems inherited from colonial regimes. The centralization of power, typically characterized by the personalization and concentration of power in the hands of leaders and privileged elites in capital cities, mostly resulted in repressive regimes and fragile states. As decentralisation is a response to these challenges, this volume analyses the dynamic relationship between the efforts to implement decentralization and presence or absence of constitutionalism. This volume examines a variety of forms and degrees of decentralization found across Africa. It advances a new understanding of trends and patterns and facilitates the exchange of ideas among African governments and scholars about the critical role that decentralisation may play in democratization of and constitutionalism in Africa.
Decentralization Democracy and Development
Author | : World Bank |
Publsiher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : UCBK:C102549362 |
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Presents a retrospective of the decentralization reform process in Sierra Leone from 2003-07 and makes a contribution to the debates on the merits and risks of decentralization in general and its desirability and viability in post-conflict countries
Democracy and Decentralisation in South Asia and West Africa
Author | : Richard C. Crook,James Manor |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1998-12-03 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0521636477 |
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This book is an in-depth empirical study of four Asian and African attempts to create democratic, decentralised local governments in the late 1980s and 1990s. The case studies of Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Karnataka (India) and Bangladesh focus upon the enhancement of participation; accountability between people, politicians and bureaucrats; and, most importantly, on whether governmental performance actually improved in comparison with previous forms of administration. The book is systematically comparative, and based upon extensive popular surveys and local field work. It makes an important contribution to current debates in the development literature on whether 'good governance' and decentralisation can provide more responsive and effective services for the mass of the population - the poor and disadvantaged who live in the rural areas.
Local Democracy and Decentralization in East and Southern Africa
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : UN-HABITAT |
Total Pages | : 125 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Decentralization in government |
ISBN | : 9789211316667 |
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African Perspectives on Reshaping Rural Development
Author | : Mafukata, Mavhungu Abel,Tshikolomo, Khathutshelo Alfred |
Publsiher | : IGI Global |
Total Pages | : 403 |
Release | : 2019-11-22 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781799823087 |
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Development studies in developing regions such as Southern Africa rely heavily on materials developed by Europeans with a European context. European dominance in development studies emanates from the fact that the discipline was first developed by Europeans. Some argue that this has led to distortions in theory and practice of development in Southern Africa. This book wishes to begin Africa’s expedition to develop proper material to de-Westernize while Africanizing the context of the scholarship of rural development. African Perspectives on Reshaping Rural Development is an essential reference source that repositions the context of rural development studies from the Western-centric knowledge system into an African context in order to solve African-centered problems. Featuring research on topics such as food security, poverty reduction, and community engagement, this book is ideally designed for planners, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, government officials, academicians, and students seeking clarity on theory and practice of development in Africa.
Decentralisation Local Governance and Development An Aspect of Development
Author | : Akampurira Abraham |
Publsiher | : Anchor Academic Publishing (aap_verlag) |
Total Pages | : 37 |
Release | : 2013-09 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9783954891337 |
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Communities need a holistic approach to address the problems that affect the people at the grass root. The planning of the direct beneficiaries involves decentralization in order to allow the lower power centers to widely take part in the development of society. Concerns of the grass root people form the need for decentralization and local governance. People’s involvement in the planning on the village level and all local government units, makes the identification and solving of the problem easier. High participatory levels of all the people especially the marginalized, encourages innovation to source for the appropriate solutions to the common problems that face society. It therefore calls a decentralized system that caters for the voters’ preferences while providing for their services. The people’s concerns call for local planning and the transfer of power to the public so that services are brought nearer to the people. This study will cover the aspects of local government and decentralization such as good governance, democratization, civil society, deconcentration, devolution and delegation, and its relation to the development of societies.