Foundations for Local Governance Decentralization in Comparative Perspective /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Saito, Fumihiko (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD, 2008.
• Subjects: Political science.; International economics.; Development economics.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Economics.; Development Economics.; International Economics.; Regional/Spatial Science.; Political Science.

Various forms of decentralization are recently pursued in the world, including developing countries. However, there has not been a coherent framework to access these intended outcomes generated by decentralization measures implemented in Asian and African countries. This book provides such a framewo...

Table of Contents:

• Decentralization and Local Governance: Introduction and Overview
• Indonesia towards Decentralization and Democracy
• Entangled Democracy, Decentralization and Lifeworld in Flores under Global Trends
• Redesigning Local Governance in India: Lessons from the Kerala Experiment
• Contrasting Experiences of Decentralization in Two States in India
• Challenges of Moving into a Devolved Polity in Sri Lanka
• Politics and Local Government in Uganda
• Possibility of Creating a Deliberative Solution in Uganda
• Democratic Decentralization in Post-Apartheid South Africa
• The Challenges of Deepening Democracy in Post-Apartheid South Africa
• The Balance Sheet of Decentralization in Ghana
• Potential and Limitation of Local Radio in Information Accessibility in Ghana
• Conclusions.