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100	1		_aDickovick, J. Tyler.
245	1	0	_aDecentralization in Africa : _bThe Paradox of State Strength.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aBoulder, CO : _bLynne Rienner Publishers, _c2014.
264		4	_c©2014.
300			_a1 online resource (328 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntro -- Title page -- copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- ch1-1Decentralization: Theoretical, Conceptual, and Analytical Issues -- Theorizing Decentralization: Issues of Principal-Agency and Collective Action -- Disaggregating Decentralization -- The Dynamics of Decentralization -- The Political Economy of Decentralization in Africa -- Issues of Finance, Administration, and Political Structure -- Conclusion -- ch2-Botswana: Political and Economic Obstacles to Decentralization -- The Institutional, Political, and Economic Foundations of Centralized Authority -- Local Councils -- Autonomy, Capacity, Authority, and Accountability: Half Full or Half Empty? -- Strengthening Local Government, or Central Control? -- Political Economic Changes and Decentralization -- Notes -- ch3-Burkina Faso: Limited Decentralization Under Tight Oversight -- History and Overview of the Political System -- Dimensions of Decentralization -- The Political Economy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- ch4-Ethiopia: Ethnic Federalism and Centripetal Forces -- The Origins of Decentralization -- Authority: The Legal Framework of Robust Federalism -- Autonomy: De Facto Limitations on SNG -- Accountability: Downward and Upward -- Capacity: Constraints and Challenges -- Political Economy of Intergovernmental Relations: The Dominant-Party State -- Conclusion -- Notes -- ch5-Ghana: Decentralization in a Two-Party Democracy -- The Institutional Backdrop and Political System, 1992-2012 -- Patterns of Authority: Institutions of Decentralization -- Limits of Fiscal Autonomy -- Upward Versus Downward Accountability -- Capacity Constraints -- Political Incentives and Constraints to Decentralization -- Conclusion -- Notes -- ch6-Mali: Incentives and Challenges for Decentralization -- History of Decentralization -- Implementing Decentralization in the Third Republic.
505	8		_aChallenges to Decentralization: Authority, Autonomy, Accountability, and Capacity -- Political Incentives and Constraints to Decentralization -- Conclusion -- Notes -- ch7-Mozambique: Decentralization in a Centralist Setting -- Political Background and Structure -- The History of Decentralization -- Authority: Structure, Institutions, and Legal Framework -- Autonomy -- Accountability -- Capacity -- Political Economy and Political Incentives -- Conclusion -- Notes -- ch8-Nigeria: Issues of Capacity and Accountability in Decentralization -- Background -- Fiscal Decentralization -- Authority -- Autonomy -- Accountability -- Capacity -- Political Economy of Decentralization -- The Decentralization Sequence -- Intergovernmental Relations -- Conclusion -- ch9-South Africa: Decentralization and the Apartheid Legacy -- Overview -- Authority -- Autonomy -- Political Accountability -- Fiscal and Administrative Accountability -- Capacity Issues -- Political Context, Incentives, and Constraints on Decentralization -- Intergovernmental Relations and Processes -- Conclusion -- ch10-Tanzania: Devolution Under Centralized Governance -- Historical Background -- Devolution and Local Government Reform After 1994 -- Authority: Legal Framework for Local Government -- Fiscal Reforms and the Question of Autonomy -- Citizen Participation and Accountability -- Political Economy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- ch11-Uganda: Decentralization Reforms, Reversals, and an Uncertain Future -- Socioeconomic and Political Context -- A Brief History of Decentralization -- Structure and Institutions of Decentralization -- Assessment of Decentralization -- Political Economy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- ch12-African Decentralization in Comparative Perspective -- Comparative Findings -- Limits to Decentralization in Africa: Autonomy, Accountability, and Capacity.
505	8		_aUnderstanding Central Government Incentives: The Political Economy of Decentralization -- What Shapes Decentralization? -- Patterns Among the Cases -- Implications and Consequences: Decentralization and State Strength in Africa -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acronyms -- References -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book.
520			_aNo detailed description available for "Decentralization in Africa".
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590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aDecentralization in government-Africa.
650		0	_aAfrica-Politics and government.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
700	1		_aWunsch, James S.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aDickovick, J. Tyler _tDecentralization in Africa _dBoulder, CO : Lynne Rienner Publishers,c2014 _z9781626370531
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