Title: Decentralisation and democratic governance : experiences from India, Bolivia and South Africa

Authors: Hadenius, Axel

Place: Stockholm

Publisher: Almqvist & Wiksell

Year: 2003

Journal: Expert group on development issues (EGDI)

Volume: 2003/3

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, local government, popular participation, democracy, political corruption, corrupt practices, patron-client relations, india, bolivia, south africa

Abstract: The detrimental effects of decentralization on the quality of political and administrative practices in Bolivia, India, and South Africa are examined with special attention to the incidence of corruption, mismanagement and patronage.

URL: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.111.6506&rep=rep1&type=pdf

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