Title: Decentralization for poverty reduction : exploring the linkages and the impacts : (a review)

Authors: Khan, Sajjad Ali

Place: Hong Kong

Publisher: City university of Hong Kong. Department of Asian and international studies

Year: 2011

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, poverty alleviation, development strategies, public services, economic growth, income, empowerment

Abstract: A conceptual framework was developed to assess how different forms of decentralization might relate to and significantly affect different dimensions of poverty. The decentralization approach is particular in the sense that it can work on three dimensions: poverty, income, and capabilities.

URL: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/47/48/33772210.PDF

Document type: Conference proceeding/ paper