Title: Decentralisation and boundary setting in Mali : the case of Kita district

Authors: Idelman, Eric

Place: London

Publisher: International institute for environment and development (IIED)

Year: 2009

Journal: Issue paper / Drylands programme, International institute for environment and development (IIED)

Volume: 151

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, local government, municipal government, land tenure, natural resources, mali

Abstract: This paper asks whether territorial decentralisation in Mali should address the issue of land tenure. Examples are used from the district of Kita to try to tackle this issue, starting with a look at the way that local government boundaries have been set in Mali.

URL: http://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/12558IIED.pdf

Document type: E-article