Decentralisation in Africa : a pathway out of poverty and conflict? / Gordon Crawford and Christof Hartmann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hartmann, Christof.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decentralization in government--Africa.

Decentralization in government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University, 2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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

Contents:

Table of Contents; 1. Introduction: Decentralisation as a Pathway out of Poverty and Conflict?; 2. Constraints on the Implementation of Decentralisation and Implications for Poverty Reduction - The case of Uganda; 3. Decentralisation and Poverty Reduction in Malawi - A Critical Appraisal; 4. Poverty and the Politics of (De)centralisation in Ghana; 5. The Impact of Decentralisation on Poverty in Tanzania; 6. Decentralisation and the Legacy of Protracted Conflict - Mauritius, Namibia and South Africa; 7. Decentralisation and Conflict in Kibaale, Uganda

8. Decentralisation as a Stabilisig Factor in Rwanda9. Conclusion: Decentralisation - No Shortcut to Development and Peace; About the Authors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-04-078622-7

1-281-78777-9

9786611787776

90-485-0161-X

OCLC:

311870867

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.5117/9789053569344

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access