Title: African decentralisation policies and practices from 1980s and beyond

Authors: Olowu, Bamidele

Place: The Hague

Publisher: Institute of social studies

Year: 2001

Journal: Working papers / Institute of social studies

Volume: 334

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, local government, democracy, development policy, structural adjustment, colonialism, africa

Abstract: The dilemmas of recent decentralization policies and programmes in Africa are highlighted and the main features of African decentralization practices from colonial times to the 1980s and beyond are identified.

URL: http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/19077/wp334.pdf

Document type: Other