Title: Comparative assessment of decentralization in Africa : final report and summary of findings

Authors: Dickovick, James Tyler and Beatty Riedl, Rachel

Place: Arlington, VA

Publisher: United States agency for international development (USAID)

Year: 2010

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, fiscal policy, public services, capacity building, public administration, africa south of sahara, botswana, burkina faso, ethiopia, ghana, mali, mozambique, nigeria, south africa, tanzania, uganda

Abstract: This comparative study draws lessons from African country experiences with decentralization. Accountability remains mostly upward. In one third public service delivery improved slightly. Capacity remains an issue at all levels of government.

URL: http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADX211.pdf

Document type: Report