Title: Decentralisation and poverty in developing countries : exploring the impact

Authors: Jütting, Johannes

Place: Paris

Publisher: [Organisation for economic co-operation and development] (OECD)

Year: 2004

Journal: Working paper / OECD development centre

Volume: 236

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, poverty alleviation, development policy, economic aspects, africa, asia, latin america

Abstract: There is no unambiguous link between decentralization and poverty reduction, but the poverty impact of decentralization would appear to depend less on the physical country setting than on the capacity and willingness of policy makers to ensure a pro-poor devolution process.

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Document type: Other