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Constitutional Law, Democracy and Development: Decentralisation and Governance in Uganda book cover

1st Edition

Constitutional Law, Democracy and Development Decentralisation and Governance in Uganda

By Douglas Karekona Singiza Copyright 2019
274 Pages
by Routledge

274 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

274 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Uganda, like many African countries in the 1990s, adopted decentralisation as a state reform measure after many years of civil strife and political conflicts, by transferring powers and functions to district councils. The decision to transfer powers and functions to district councils was, in the main, linked to the quest for democracy and development within the broader context of the nation... Read more

1: Introduction;  2: Decentralisation: International, Political and Policy Context;  3: Critical Features of Decentralisation; 4: Decentralisation in Uganda: History and Overview;  5: Local Governments’ Institutional Integrity, Sub-National Ethnic Questions and Politics in The Post-1995 Constitution;  6: District Council Government;  7: District Councils’ Powers and Functions;  8: District Council Finances;  9: Intergovernmental Relations in Uganda;  10: General Conclusions and Recommendations;  11: Bibliography;  12: Index

Biography



Douglas Karekona Singiza is a serving Magistrate in Uganda. He is a former doctoral and post-doctoral fellow and currently an associate of the Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance and Human Rights (University of the Western Cape, South Africa).

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