1st Edition
Emerging Practices in Intergovernmental Functional Assignment
Introduction: Who does what? The Practice of Functional Assignment in Multilevel Governance
1. The Context of Functional Assignment – Decentralization, Multi-Level Governance and the Quest for Impact
2. Basic Concepts in Functional Assignment
3. The Conceptual and Legal Architecture of SNG Functions
4. The Process of Functional Assignment
5. The Political Economy of Functional Assignment
6. Country Case Studies in Functional Assignment in Asia
7. Functional Assignment Challenges and How to Address Them
Biography
Gabriele Ferrazzi is Adjunct Professor at the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph, Canada. He has worked for over 20 years as a consultant on decentralization and administrative reform projects of relevance to functional assignment supported by German development cooperation (GIZ) and other development partners.
Rainer Rohdewohld is a Senior Decentralization Policy Advisor from German development cooperation (GIZ), with more than 25 years of work experience on administrative reform, decentralization reforms/local governance and capacity development issues in Asia (Indonesia, Cambodia, India, Pakistan, Nepal) and West Africa (Ghana). He has worked for a range of multilateral and bilateral development cooperation agencies, like Asian Development Bank (ADB), UNDP, and Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC).
