Cheka, Cosmas | 2008
- Author(s): Cheka, Cosmas
- Publisher: Council for the development of social science research in Africa (CODESRIA)
- Pages: 67--89
- Keywords: local government, anthropological research, cultural and social anthropology, legal forms, legislation, decentralization in government, governance, cameroon
This study shows that traditional authority is at the crossroads of governance in republican Cameroon. It submits that traditional authorities should be formally integrated into the republican institutional setting by constituting the first level of decentralized institutions of governance.
Cheka, Cosmas | 2007
- Author(s): Cheka, Cosmas
- Publisher: Council for the development of social science research in Africa (CODESRIA)
- Pages: 181--196
- Keywords: decentralization in government, legal aspects, political aspects, institutional infrastructure, governance, cameroon
This paper informs about the state of the decentralization process in Cameroon by exposing its current legal environment, its constraints and the level of organization of its key actors in relation to the legal environment.
Chhatre, Ashwini | 2008
- Author(s): Chhatre, Ashwini
- Publisher: Medknow]
- Pages: 12--23
- Keywords: decentralization in government, elections, accountability, governance, india
This article develops the concept of political articulation to characterize the relationship between citizens and elected representatives. Accountability in decentralisation cannot be analysed separately from the accountability of higher institutions of representation and governance.
Chiarelli, Donna | cop. 2010
- Author(s): Chiarelli, Donna
- Publisher: Federation of Canadian municipalities (FCM) [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: local government, governance, decentralization in government, associations, capacity building, lobbying, finance
Local Government Associations in Asia have undertaken to enhance their financial sustainability while improving the services to member local governments. These services range from policy, advocacy and intergovernmental relations, to training and knowledge dissemination.
Chikulo, Bornwell | 2009
- Author(s): Chikulo, Bornwell
- Publisher: University of technology Sydney (UTS)]
- Pages: 98--106
- Keywords: decentralization in government, legitimacy of governments, institutional infrastructure, democracy, accountability, zambia
The efforts of successive Zambian governments to transform and institutionalize democratic local governance are reviewed. The failure to fully empower local authorities undermines their effectiveness and legitimacy.