Decentralisation in Africa : a pathway out of poverty and conflict? /

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This book questions whether decentralisation does offer a significant pathway out of poverty and conflict in Africa.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Crawford, Gordon, 1952-, Hartmann, Christof
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Amsterdam] : Amsterdam Univ. Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Decentralization in government > Africa.
Society and social sciences.
Politics and government.
Economics, finance, business and management.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Comparative Politics.
Decentralization in government.
Africa.
Multi-User.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : decentralisation as a pathway out of poverty and conflict? / Gordon Crawford and Christof Hartmann
  • Constraints on the implementation of decentralisation and implications for poverty reduction : the case of Uganda / Susan Steiner
  • Decentralisation and poverty reduction in Malawi : a critical appraisal / Blessings Chinsinga
  • Poverty and the politics of (de)centralisation in Ghana / Gordon Crawford
  • The impact of decentralisation on poverty in Tanzania / Meine Pieter van Dijk
  • Decentralisation and the legacy of protracted conflict : Mauritius, Namibia and South Africa / Christof Hartmann
  • Decentralisation and conflict in Kibaale, Uganda / Anna Katharina Schelnberger
  • Decentralisation as a stabilising factor in Rwanda / Peter van Tilburg
  • Conclusion : decentralisation, no shortcut to development and peace / Christof Hartmann and Gordon Crawford.

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