Title: Local governance reforms in Zambia : a review

Authors: Chikulo, Bornwell

Place: [Sydney

Publisher: University of technology Sydney (UTS)]

Year: 2009

Journal: Commonwealth journal of local governance (CJLG)

Volume: 2

PAGE: 98--106

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, legitimacy of governments, institutional infrastructure, democracy, accountability, zambia

Abstract: 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.

URL: http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/ojs/index.php/cjlg/article/viewFile/1000/1014

Document type: Portal