Decentralizing governance : emerging concepts and practices / G. Shabbir Cheema, Dennis A. Rondinelli, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cheema, G. Shabbir.

Rondinelli, Dennis A.

Series:

Innovative governance in the 21st century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decentralization in government.

Comparative government.

Physical Description:

x, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

[Cambridge, Mass.] : Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University ; Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2007]

Summary:

The trend toward greater decentralization of governance activities, now accepted as commonplace in the West; has become a worldwide movement. Today's world demands flexibility, adaptation, and the autonomy to bring those qualities to bear. In this thought-provoking book, the first in a new series on Innovations in Governance, experts in government and public management trace the evolution and performance of decentralization concepts, from the transfer of authority with government to the sharing of power, authority, and responsibilities among broader governance institutions.

The contributors to Decentralizing Governance assess emerging concepts such as devolution and capacity building; they also detail factors driving the decentralization movement such as the ascendance of democracy, economic globalization, and technological progress. Their analyses range across many regions of the world and a variety of contexts, but each specific case explores the objectives of decentralization and the benefits and difficulties that will likely result.

Contents:

From government decentralization to decentralized governance / G. Shabbir Cheema and Dennis A. Rondinelli

Parallel and partnership approaches to decentralized governance: experience in weak states / Dennis A. Rondinelli

Decentralization and electronic governance / Guido Bertucci and Maria Stefania Senese

Local governments that perform well: four explanations / Merilee S. Grindle

Political decentralization in Africa: experiences of Uganda, Rwanda, and South Africa / John-Mary Kauzya

Devolution toward democracy: lessons for theory and practice from the Philippines / Ledivina V. Cariño

Decentralization, deconcentration, and poverty reduction in the Asia Pacific / Peter Blunt and Mark Turner

Fiscal decentralization and intergovernmental fiscal relations: navigating a viable path to reform / Paul Smoke

Government decentralization and decentralized governance in Latin America: the silent revolution of the local level? / Enrique Cabrero

Devolution with accountability: learning from good practices / G. Shabbir Cheema

Decentralization and participatory local governance: a decision space analysis and application to Peru / Derick W. Brinkerhoff, Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff, and Stephanie McNulty

Challenges to decentralized governance in weak states / Goran Hyden

Decentralization and legal empowerment of the poor / Naresh Singh

Decentralization to promote effective and efficient pro-poor infrastructure and service delivery in the least-developed countries / Kadmiel H. Wekwete

Designing decentralized coastal management programs / Kem Lowry

Issues and best practices in the decentralization of natural resource control in developing countries / William Ascher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0815713894

9780815713890

OCLC:

123390968