Title: Decentralizing government and centralizing gender in southern Africa : lessons from the South African experience

Authors: Beall, Jo

Place: Geneva

Publisher: United nations research institute for social development (UNRISD)

Year: 2005

Journal: Occasional paper / United nations research institute for social development

Volume: 8

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance , Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, gender, women, democracy, local government, political participation, social aspects, cultural and social anthropology, south africa, southern africa, angola, mozambique, zimbabwe, zambia

Abstract: This paper argues that: (1) effective involvement of women in local governance is predicated both on the approach adopted by political parties and on how women are organized at the local level; and (2) neo-liberal policies may serve to undermine the potential for gender-sensitive service delivery.

URL: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/2962/1/Decentralizing_government_and_centralizing_gender_%28UNRISD%29.pdf

Document type: Conference proceeding/ paper