Title: Information distortion, elite capture, and task complexity in decentralised development

Authors: Platteau, Jean-Philippe

Place: [Namur

Publisher: Facultés universitaires Notre-Dame de la paix (FUNDP)]

Year: 2008

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decision-making, development projects, elite, development assistance, popular participation, decentralization in government

Abstract: Three problems in the decentralized or participatory approach to development receive special attention in this chapter: information distortion, elite capture, and task complexity. The context of the central analysis is that of externally-supported aid programmes.

URL: http://www.fundp.ac.be/pdf/publications/66049.pdf

Document type: Portal