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Decentralisation in Africa: a pathway out of poverty and conflict?
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Abstract
Grounded in empirically-based country case studies, this new study provides a sober assessment of what decentralisation can achieve. The current momentum for decentralisation of government in Africa and elsewhere in the developing world is unparalleled, but are the benefits claimed by its advocates ... view more
Grounded in empirically-based country case studies, this new study provides a sober assessment of what decentralisation can achieve. The current momentum for decentralisation of government in Africa and elsewhere in the developing world is unparalleled, but are the benefits claimed by its advocates being realised? Focusing on two claims in particular, this book questions whether decentralisation does offer a significant pathway out of poverty and conflict in Africa. Issues of poverty reduction are addressed in Uganda, Ghana, Malawi and Tanzania, while those of conflict management are explored in Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Uganda and Rwanda.... view less
Keywords
Africa; decentralization; political power; structure; governance; developing country; combating poverty; conflict management; Uganda; Ghana; Malawi; Tanzania; Mauritius; Namibia; Republic of South Africa; Rwanda
Classification
Sociology of Developing Countries, Developmental Sociology
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Publisher
Amsterdam Univ. Press
City
Amsterdam
Page/Pages
260 p.
ISBN
978-90-5356-934-4
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works