Title: From government decentralization to decentralized governance

Authors: Cheema, G. Shabbir and Rondinelli, Dennis August

Place: [Washington, DC

Publisher: The Brookings institution

Year: 2007]

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: accountability, co-operation between organizations, civil society, public administration, political aspects, governance, decentralization in government

Abstract: Over the past decades, good governance came to be seen as transparent, representative, accountable, and participatory. The most successful experiments in decentralization have mobilized the support and commitment of political, governmental, and civic leaders to sustain governance reforms.

URL: http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/press/books/2007/5/decentralizinggovernance/decentralizinggovernance_chapter.pdf

Document type: Portal