The Theories of Decentralization and Local Government - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Theories of Decentralization and Local Government write by Kwame Badu Antwi-Boasiako. This book was released on 2014. The Theories of Decentralization and Local Government available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Theories of Decentralization and Local Government brings fresh perspective to the debate and comparative analysis of vertical division of power; i.e. processes of decentralization and relations between central and local (self) governments. The multiple author book is not just one of many similar around the globe, as it encompasses contributions from many different academics from not only different countries, but also different continents and even more importantly, very different political traditions and cultures. This way, the book deepens and strengthens knowledge of the role of local governments in the contemporary world, and brings new value to discussions on the relationship between decentralization and development. Contributors include: Ahmed Mustafa Elhussein Mansour, Hong Pang, Abdulfattah Yaghi, Jose Neftali Recinos, Gariela Miranda-Recinos, Lee Payne, Heather Wyatt Nichol, Ed Gibson, James Newman, Kwame Asamoah, Minerva Cruz, and Alexandra Tsvetkova.
Decentralizing Governance
Decentralizing Governance - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Decentralizing Governance write by G. Shabbir Cheema. This book was released on 2007-08-01. Decentralizing Governance available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A Brookings Institution Press and Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation publication The trend toward greater decentralization of governance activities, now accepted as commonplace in the West, has become a worldwide movement. This international development—largely a product of globalization and democratization—is clearly one of the key factors reshaping economic, political, and social conditions throughout the world. Rather than the top-down, centralized decisionmaking that characterized communist economies and Third World dictatorships in the twentieth century, today's world demands flexibility, adaptability, and the autonomy to bring those qualities to bear. In this thought-provoking book, the first in a new series on Innovations in Governance, experts in government and public management trace the evolution and performance of decentralization concepts, from the transfer of authority within government to the sharing of power, authority, and responsibilities among broader governance institutions. This movement is not limited to national government—it also affects subnational governments, NGOs, private corporations, and even civil associations. The contributors assess the emerging concepts of decentralization (e.g., devolution, empowerment, capacity building, and democratic governance). They detail the factors driving the movement, including political changes such as the fall of the Iron Curtain and the ascendance of democracy; economic factors such as globalization and outsourcing; and technological advances (e.g. increased information technology and electronic commerce). Their analysis covers many different contexts and regions. For example, William Ascher of Claremont McKenna College chronicles how decentralization concepts are playing out in natural resources policy, while Kadmeil Wekwete (United Nations) outlines the specific challenges to decentralizing governance in sub-Saharan Africa. In each case, contributors explore the objectives of a decentralizing strategy as well as the benefits and difficulties that will likely result.
Decentralisation, Local Governance and Development: An Aspect of Development
Decentralisation, Local Governance and Development: An Aspect of Development - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Decentralisation, Local Governance and Development: An Aspect of Development write by Akampurira Abraham. This book was released on 2013-09. Decentralisation, Local Governance and Development: An Aspect of Development available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Decentralization and Popular Democracy
Decentralization and Popular Democracy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Decentralization and Popular Democracy write by Jean-Paul Faguet. This book was released on 2012-06-04. Decentralization and Popular Democracy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Faguet identifies the factors that determine the outcomes of national decentralization on the local level
Public Sector Reform in Developing and Transitional Countries
Public Sector Reform in Developing and Transitional Countries - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Public Sector Reform in Developing and Transitional Countries write by Christopher Rees. This book was released on 2013-09-13. Public Sector Reform in Developing and Transitional Countries available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Over recent decades, decentralization has emerged as a key Public Sector Reform strategy in a wide variety of international contexts. Yet, despite its emergence as a ubiquitous activity that cuts across disciplinary lines in international development, decentralization is understood and applied in many different ways by parties acting from contrary perspectives. This book offers a fascinating insight into theory and practice surrounding decentralization activities in the Public Sectors of developing and transitional countries. In drawing on the expertise of established scholars, the book explores the contexts, achievements, progress and challenges of decentralization and local governance. Notably, the contributions contained in this book are genuinely international in nature; the chapters explore aspects of decentralization and local governance in contexts as diverse as Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Tanzania, Uganda, and Viet Nam. In summary, by examining the subject of decentralization with reference to specific developing and transitional Public Sector contexts in which it has been practiced, this book offers an excellent contribution towards a better understanding of the theory and practice of decentralization and local governance in international settings. This book was published as a special double issue of the International Journal of Public Administration.
