Decentralisation In Developing Countries

Author : Pranab Bardhan,Dilip Mookherjee
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006-06-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780262524544

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Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing Countries by Pranab Bardhan,Dilip Mookherjee Pdf

Over the past three decades the developing world has seen increasing devolution of political and economic power to local governments. Decentralization is considered an important element of participatory democracy and, along with privatization and deregulation, represents a substantial reduction in the authority of national governments over economic policy. The contributors to Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing Countries examine this institutional transformation from comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives, offering detailed case studies of decentralization in eight countries: Bolivia, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, South Africa, and Uganda. Some of these countries witnessed an unprecedented "big bang" shift toward comprehensive political and economic decentralization: Bolivia in 1995 and Indonesia after the fall of Suharto in 1998. Brazil and India decentralized in an uneven and more gradual manner. In some other countries (such as Pakistan), devolution represented an instrument for consolidation of power of a nondemocratic national government. In China, local governments were granted much economic but little political power. South Africa made the transition from the undemocratic decentralization of apartheid to decentralization under a democratic constitution. The studies provide a comparative perspective on the political and economic context within which decentralization took place, and how this shaped its design and possible impact. Contributors Omar Azfar, Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Pranab Bardhan, Shubham Chaudhuri, Ali Cheema, Jean-Paul Faguet, Bert Hofman, Kai Kaiser, Philip E. Keefer, Asim Ijaz Khwaja, Justin Yifu Lin, Mingxing Liu, Jeffrey Livingston, Patrick Meagher, Dilip Mookherjee, Ambar Narayan, Adnan Qadir, Ran Tao, Tara Vishwanath, Martin Wittenberg

Author : Jennie Ilene Litvack,Junaid Ahmad,Richard Miller Bird
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821343505

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Rethinking Decentralization in Developing Countries by Jennie Ilene Litvack,Junaid Ahmad,Richard Miller Bird Pdf

In an effort to reduce poverty and improve nutrition, this Bank operation assisted the Indian program Operation Flood to develop the dairy industry in India. This study examines the policy changes instituted to support the aid flow to the dairy sector and discusses the lessons learned and benefits realized through improved dairy production. It also presents suggestions for improvement. This program differs from other Bank efforts in that it focuses on a single commodity to alleviate poverty and raise living standards.

Author : S. S Meenakshisundaram
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Decentralization in government
ISBN : 8170225213

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Decentralisation in Developing Countries by S. S Meenakshisundaram Pdf

Author : G. Shabbir Cheema,Dennis A. Rondinelli
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1983-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111450420

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Decentralization & Development by G. Shabbir Cheema,Dennis A. Rondinelli Pdf

Disillusioned with the results of centralized government planning, many countries have recently tried placing planning authority with state, regional or district agencies. The authors in this volume examine experiences in Asia, South America, and Africa to review the varieties of decentralization policies and programmes. They identify the social, economic, and political factors that seem to influence their success or failure. Alternative approaches to decentralization of development planning are discussed, and prescriptions for improved implementation are made. Different concepts of decentralization are explored throughout the book, and the advantages and disadvantages of different forms of decentralization are also detailed.

Author : Dennis A. Rondinelli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Decentralization in government
ISBN : 0821302353

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World Bank Staff Working Paper by Dennis A. Rondinelli Pdf

Author : Roy Bahl,Richard M. Bird
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781786435309

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Fiscal Decentralization and Local Finance in Developing Countries by Roy Bahl,Richard M. Bird Pdf

This book draws on experiences in developing countries to bridge the gap between the conventional textbook treatment of fiscal decentralization and the actual practice of subnational government finance. The extensive literature about the theory and practice is surveyed and longstanding problems and new questions are addressed. It focuses on the key choices that must be made in decentralizing, on how economic and political factors shape the choices that countries make, and on how, by paying more attention to the need for a more comprehensive approach and the critical connections between different components of decentralization reform, everyone involved might get more for their money.

Author : Jean-Paul Faguet,Caroline Pöschl
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198737506

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Is Decentralization Good for Development? by Jean-Paul Faguet,Caroline Pöschl Pdf

"This book is a product of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue's Decentralization Task Force, and was first conceived at a conference held at Columbia University in New York in 2009"--Page vii.

Author : Jennie Ilene Litvack
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:811259058

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Rethinking Decentralization in Developing Countries by Jennie Ilene Litvack Pdf

Author : Richard M. Bird,François Vaillancourt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521101581

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Fiscal Decentralization in Developing Countries by Richard M. Bird,François Vaillancourt Pdf

Fiscal Decentralisation in Developing Countries features important, original and up-to-date research from leading scholars assessing fiscal decentralization in developing countries. It has rich and varied case-study material from countries as diverse as India, China, Colombia, Bosnia-Herzogovina and South Africa.

Author : Anwar Shah,Theresa Thompson
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Decentralization in government
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Implementing Decentralized Local Governance by Anwar Shah,Theresa Thompson Pdf

Author : Berit Aasen,Norsk institutt for by- og regionforskning
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Decentralization in government
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021157263

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Evaluation of Decentralisation and Development by Berit Aasen,Norsk institutt for by- og regionforskning Pdf

3. Review of experiences

Author : Richard M. Bird,François Vaillancourt,University of Toronto. International Centre for Tax Studies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:38106344

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Fiscal Decentralization in Developing Countries : an Overview and Perspective by Richard M. Bird,François Vaillancourt,University of Toronto. International Centre for Tax Studies Pdf

Author : G. Shabbir Cheema,Dennis A. Rondinelli
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815713906

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Decentralizing Governance by G. Shabbir Cheema,Dennis A. Rondinelli Pdf

The trend toward greater decentralization of governance activities, now accepted as commonplace in the West, has become a worldwide movement. This international development—largely a product of globalization and democratization—is clearly one of the key factors reshaping economic, political, and social conditions throughout the world. Rather than the top-down, centralized decisionmaking that characterized communist economies and Third World dictatorships in the twentieth century, today's world demands flexibility, adaptability, 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 within government to the sharing of power, authority, and responsibilities among broader governance institutions. This movement is not limited to national government—it also affects subnational governments, NGOs, private corporations, and even civil associations. The contributors assess the emerging concepts of decentralization (e.g., devolution, empowerment, capacity building, and democratic governance). They detail the factors driving the movement, including political changes such as the fall of the Iron Curtain and the ascendance of democracy; economic factors such as globalization and outsourcing; and technological advances (e.g. increased information technology and electronic commerce). Their analysis covers many different contexts and regions. For example, William Ascher of Claremont McKenna College chronicles how decentralization concepts are playing out in natural resources policy, while Kadmeil Wekwete (United Nations) outlines the specific challenges to decentralizing governance in sub-Saharan Africa. In each case, contributors explore the objectives of a decentralizing strategy as well as the benefits and difficulties that will likely result.

Author : Christopher J. Rees,Farhad Hossain
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135740795

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Public Sector Reform in Developing and Transitional Countries by Christopher J. Rees,Farhad Hossain Pdf

Over recent decades, decentralization has emerged as a key Public Sector Reform strategy in a wide variety of international contexts. Yet, despite its emergence as a ubiquitous activity that cuts across disciplinary lines in international development, decentralization is understood and applied in many different ways by parties acting from contrary perspectives. This book offers a fascinating insight into theory and practice surrounding decentralization activities in the Public Sectors of developing and transitional countries. In drawing on the expertise of established scholars, the book explores the contexts, achievements, progress and challenges of decentralization and local governance. Notably, the contributions contained in this book are genuinely international in nature; the chapters explore aspects of decentralization and local governance in contexts as diverse as Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Tanzania, Uganda, and Viet Nam. In summary, by examining the subject of decentralization with reference to specific developing and transitional Public Sector contexts in which it has been practiced, this book offers an excellent contribution towards a better understanding of the theory and practice of decentralization and local governance in international settings. This book was published as a special double issue of the International Journal of Public Administration.

Author : Jean-Paul Faguet,Caroline Pöschl
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780191057281

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Is Decentralization Good For Development? by Jean-Paul Faguet,Caroline Pöschl Pdf

Is decentralisation good for development? This book offers insights and lessons that help us understand when the answer is 'Yes', and when it is No'. It shows us how decentralisation can be designed to drive development forward, and focuses attention on how institutional incentives can be created for governments to improve public sector performance and strengthen economies in ways that enhance citizen well-being. It also draws attention to the political motives behind decentralisation reforms and how these shape the institutions that result. This book brings together academics working at the frontier of research on decentralization with policymakers who have implemented reform at the highest levels of government and international organizations. Its purpose is to marry policymakers' detailed knowledge and insights about real reform processes with academics' conceptual clarity and analytical rigor. This synthesis naturally shifts the analysis towards deeper questions of decentralization, stability, and the strength of the state. These are explored in Part 1, with deep studies of the effects of reform on state capacity, political and fiscal stability, and democratic inclusiveness in Bolivia, Pakistan, India, and Latin America more broadly. These complex questions - crucially important to policymakers but difficult to address with statistics - yield before a multipronged attack of quantitative and qualitative evidence combined with deep practitioner insight. How should reformers design decentralisation? Part 2 examines these issues with evidence from four decades of reform in developing and developed countries. What happens after reform is implemented? Decentralization and local service provision turns to decentralization's effects on health and education services, anti-poverty programs with original evidence from 12 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.