Title: Choice, recognition and the democracy effects of decentralization

Authors: Ribot, Jesse C.

Place: Visby

Publisher: Swedish International centre for local democracy (ICLD)

Year: cop. 2011

Journal: Working paper / Swedish International centre for local democracy

Volume: 5

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, development assistance, co-operation between organizations, private sector, nongovernmental organizations, political representation, local government, democracy, benin, brazil, guatemala, india, indonesia, malawi, senegal, south africa

Abstract: Often large development agencies choose to work with a wide range of other local interlocutors, including deconcentrated agents, private bodies, customary authorities, and NGOs. As a result, fledgling local governments are receiving few public powers and face competition for legitimacy.

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