Decentralizing governance emerging concepts and practices /

Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Other Authors: Cheema, G. Shabbir.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Cambridge, Mass.] : Washington, D.C. : Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University ; Brookings Institution Press, c2007.
Series:Innovative governance in the 21st century
Subjects:
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10176637
Table of Contents:
  • From government decentralization to decentralized governance / G. Shabbir Cheema and Dennis A. Rondinelli
  • Parallel and partnership approaches to decentralized governance / Dennis A. Rondinelli
  • Decentralization and electronic governance / Guido Bertucci
  • Local governments that perform well : four explanations / Merilee S. Grindle
  • Political decentralization in Africa : experiences of Uganda, Rwanda, and South Africa / John-Mary Kauzya
  • Devolution toward democracy : lessons for theory and practice from the Philippines / Ledivina V. Carino
  • Decentralization, deconcentration, and poverty reduction in the Asia Pacific / Peter Blunt and Mark Turner
  • Fiscal decentralization and intergovernmental fiscal relations : navigating a viable path to reform / Paul Smoke
  • Government decentralization and decentralized governance in Latin America : the silent revolution by the local level / Enrique Cabrero
  • Devolution with accountability : learning from good practices / G. Shabbir Cheema
  • Decentralization and participatory local governance : a decision space analysis and application to Peru / Derick W. Brinkerhoff, Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff, and Stephanie McNulty
  • Challenges to decentralized governance in weak states / Goran Hyden
  • Decentralization and legal empowerment of the poor / Naresh Singh
  • Decentralizations to promote effective and efficient pro-poor infrastructure and service delivery in the least developed countries / K.H. Wekwete
  • Designing decentralized coastal management programs / Kem Lowry
  • Issues and best practices in the decentralization of natural resource control in developing countries / William Ascher.