Olowu, Dele | 2009]
- Author(s): Olowu, Dele
- Publisher: Africa-Europe foundation (AEF)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: governance, democracy, public services, institution building, development strategies, africa south of sahara
The paper criticizes the principles of the Paris Declaration of 2005 and shows that the program is not only impractical but also a-historical. An alternative strategy is proposed to ensure that Africa will modernize its public service institutions to support democratic developmental states.
Olowu, Dele | 2004
- Author(s): Olowu, Dele
- Publisher: World bank]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: local government, governance, informal sector, community leadership, nigeria
This study from Nigeria emphasizes that informal indigenous governance systems are as much structures of local indigenous governance as are traditional rulers. Their invisibility actually makes them effective. Formal and informal linkages exist between these informal institutions and formal ones.
Olowu, Dele | 2003
- Author(s): Olowu, Dele
- Publisher:
- Pages: 41--52
- Keywords: decentralization in government, local government, democracy, political conditions, governance, accountability, management, legal aspects, fiscal policy, africa, africa south of sahara
This article reviews basic institutional and political mechanisms intended to facilitate effective decentralization and intergovernmental fiscal relations in Africa, including legal, constitutional, fiscal and managerial reforms. Particular attention is given to internal and external accountability.
Olowu, Dele | 2001
- Author(s): Olowu, Dele
- Publisher: United nations research institute for social development (UNRISD)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: decentralization in government, political conditions, democracy, structural adjustment, development policy, local government, ethiopia, uganda, ivory coast, nigeria, ghana
The relationship between structural adjustment and democratization, and the institutionalization of local government in African countries is analysed. Suggestions are offered for improving the design and implementation of decentralization policies.
Olowu, Dele | 2001
- Author(s): Olowu, Dele
- Publisher: United nations capital development fund (UNCDF)
- Pages: 49--58
- Keywords: decentralization in government, local government, institutional infrastructure, decision-making, co-operation between organizations, africa south of sahara
This paper highlights a number of mechanisms created by communities to promote effective local governance, particularly in rural Africa. The two main questions are whether decentralization has fostered favourable central-local government relationships and inter-local organizational synergies.