1st Edition
Devolution and Development Governance Prospects in Decentralizing States
By Mwangi S. Kimenyi
Copyright 2004
376 Pages
by
Routledge
376 Pages
by
Routledge
375 Pages
by
Routledge
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Through a collection of unique case studies and theoretical analyses, this work examines the genesis and impact of decentralization reforms in developing and transition countries. In particular, the volume shows how decentralization affects governance and efficiency in the provision of public goods and under what conditions decentralization seems to deliver its theoretical benefits. Analyses in... Read more
Contents: General introduction, Mwangi S. Kimenyi and Patrick Meagher; Decentralization, governance and public services: the impact of institutional arrangements, Omar Azfar, Satu Kähkönen, Anthony Lanyi, Patrick Meagher and Diana Rutherford; Institutional design and the governance challenges of plural societies, Patrick Meagher; Ethnicity, institutions, and governance in Africa, Mwangi S. Kimenyi and John Mukum Mbaku; Failure by design? fiscal decentralization in West Africa, Georges Korsun and Patrick Meagher; Political disciplines on local government: evidence from the Philippines, Omar Azfar, Tugrul Gurgur and Patrick Meagher; Roads to somewhere: localizing governance of rural infrastructure programs in Nepal, Patrick Meagher with Betty Wilkinson and Kumar Upadhyaya; Decentralization in Russia: impact on quality of governance, Leonid I. Polishchuk; Index.
Biography
Mwangi S. Kimenyi
