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Author : John M. Cohen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Administrative Decentralization written by John M. Cohen and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anwar Shah
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 45 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Implementing Decentralized Local Governance written by Anwar Shah and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John M. Cohen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Administrative Decentralization written by John M. Cohen and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Examines administrative decentralization strategies in developing countries * Case studies include Ethiopia, Kenya, and Mexico * Written in cooperation with the United Nations Cohen and Peterson have created a practical and theoretically rich look at administrative decentralization from the past four decades, with a focus on the problems confronting developing countries since the 1990s. This groundbreaking work debates the role of administrative systems--including institutional monopolies and pluralistic states--in implementing decentralization strategies and reforms.
Author : Special Committee on Administrative Decentralization
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (143 download)
Download or read book Administrative Decentralization Report and Draft Law written by Special Committee on Administrative Decentralization and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Allan C. Ornstein
Publisher : Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Metropolitan Schools; Administrative Decentralization Vs. Community Control written by Allan C. Ornstein and published by Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1974 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert K. Yin
Publisher : Free Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Street-level Governments written by Robert K. Yin and published by Free Press. This book was released on 1975 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Daniel Treisman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139466496
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)
Download or read book The Architecture of Government written by Daniel Treisman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-07-02 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the days of Montesquieu and Jefferson, political decentralization has been seen as a force for better government and economic performance. It is thought to bring government 'closer to the people', nurture civic virtue, protect liberty, exploit local information, stimulate policy innovation, and alleviate ethnic tensions. Inspired by such arguments, and generously funded by the major development agencies, countries across the globe have been racing to devolve power to local governments. This book re-examines the arguments that underlie the modern faith in decentralization. Using logical analysis and formal modeling, and appealing to numerous examples, it shows that most are based on vague intuitions or partial views that do not withstand scrutiny. A review of empirical studies of decentralization finds these as inconclusive and mutually contradictory as the theories they set out to test.
Author : Vivien A. Schmidt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521036054
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)
Download or read book Democratizing France written by Vivien A. Schmidt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-03-23 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus of this book is on the decentralization reforms legislated by the Socialist government in France from 1982 to 1986. These reforms redefined the role of the central state in the periphery and gave extensive new powers to territorial governments. In order to more fully assess the causes and effects of this recent decentralization, Vivien Schmidt examines these reforms and their impact in comparative historical perspective. The first part of the book traces the history of decentralization from the French Revolution to the present, highlighting the significant reforms at the beginning of the Third Republic in the 1870s. The second part of the book analyzes the actual impact of the reforms of both the 1870s and the 1980s on local government institutions and processes. Professor Schmidt uses an innovative mix of methods borrowed from political sociology and cultural anthropology, combined with historical analysis and extensive interviews of national and local politicians and civil servants. Her analysis allows her to explain how in a governmental system as formally centralized as that of France, local officials nevertheless managed to develop informal rules that gave them more power than the laws allowed. The Socialists in the Fifth Republic, she explains, formalized this previously established informal system. The book provides important new theoretical insights into the changing nature of the French state in addition to revealing significant historical patterns, particularly in the parallel between the role of decentralization in the Third and Fifth Republics.
Author : United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The New Grass Roots Government? written by United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bruce Allen Bimber
Publisher : RAND Corporation
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book School Decentralization written by Bruce Allen Bimber and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 1993 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is possible to give a concrete meaning to the usually vague concept of decentralization by examining four core components. First, at the crux of decentralization is a downward shift in decision-making power. Administrative decentralization entails shifts internal to the institution. Political decentralization shifts authority to external forces such as community boards. These two strategies are not mutually exclusive. Second, studies of bureaucracies demonstrate that decentralization is compatible with strong leaders provided that leadership is exercised at lower levels in the administrative hierarchy. Third, decentralization requires the rejection of existing reward structures in favor of a system of incentives that establishes meaningful connections between professional conduct and rewards. Fourth, it is important to design a division of responsibility for ends and means among the district and schools that diminishes the role of explicit rules. Most school districts reflect few of these four principles, and their efforts and decentralization are often marginalized and incomplete. Experiences to date with site-based management, the most common attempt at decentralization, demonstrate the difficulty in producing authentic decentralization. (Contains 51 references.) (TEJ)
Author : Giorgio Brosio
Publisher : Edward Elgar Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781781006252
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Decentralization and Reform in Latin America written by Giorgio Brosio and published by Edward Elgar Pub. This book was released on 2012 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This volume provides a splendid and wide-ranging collection of studies analyzing the political-economy of decentralization in Latin-America. It's a fascinating story with numerous and profound insights into how fiscal decentralization actually works in the context of a variety of fiscal institutions and in a setting with a high degree of inequality in the distribution of income and territorial disparities.' - Wallace E. Oates, University of Maryland, US
Author : Ali-Reza Besharat
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (525 download)
Download or read book Political and Administrative Decentralization written by Ali-Reza Besharat and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Howard W. Hallman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 27 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (73 download)
Download or read book Administrative Decentralization and Citizen Control written by Howard W. Hallman and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anwar Shah
Publisher :
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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (931 download)
Download or read book Implementing Decentralized Local Governance written by Anwar Shah and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past two decades, a silent revolution in public sector governance has swept across the globe aiming to move decision making for local public services closer to the people. The countries embracing and adapting to this silent revolution have had diverse motives and followed even more diverse approaches. This paper attempts to present a stylized view of the motivations and approaches used to strengthen local governance. The quest for the right balance, i.e. appropriate division of powers among different levels of government, is not always the primary reason for decentralizing. There is evidence that the decentralization decision may have more to do with short-term political considerations than the long-run benefits of decentralization. To take stock of progress worldwide, we take a comparative look at developments in political, fiscal and administrative decentralization for a selected group of countries. Most of the decentralization literature deals with normative issues regarding the assignment of responsibilities among different levels of government and the design of fiscal transfers. The process of decentralization has not received the attention it deserves as the best laid plans can fail due to implementation difficulties. We revisit major controversies regarding preferred approaches to obtaining a successful outcome. Key approaches examined are big push versus small steps; bottom up vs. top down; and uniform vs. asymmetric decentralization. Finally, Indonesia's 1999 big bang decentralization program is evaluated. The program should be commended for its achievements over a short period of time, however incentives are lacking for local governments to be accountable and responsive to their residents.
Author : G. Shabbir Cheema
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 0815713908
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (157 download)
Download or read book Decentralizing Governance written by G. Shabbir Cheema and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Brookings Institution Press and Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation publication The trend toward greater decentralization of governance activities, now accepted as commonplace in the West, has become a worldwide movement. This international development—largely a product of globalization and democratization—is clearly one of the key factors reshaping economic, political, and social conditions throughout the world. Rather than the top-down, centralized decisionmaking that characterized communist economies and Third World dictatorships in the twentieth century, today's world demands flexibility, adaptability, and the autonomy to bring those qualities to bear. In this thought-provoking book, the first in a new series on Innovations in Governance, experts in government and public management trace the evolution and performance of decentralization concepts, from the transfer of authority within government to the sharing of power, authority, and responsibilities among broader governance institutions. This movement is not limited to national government—it also affects subnational governments, NGOs, private corporations, and even civil associations. The contributors assess the emerging concepts of decentralization (e.g., devolution, empowerment, capacity building, and democratic governance). They detail the factors driving the movement, including political changes such as the fall of the Iron Curtain and the ascendance of democracy; economic factors such as globalization and outsourcing; and technological advances (e.g. increased information technology and electronic commerce). Their analysis covers many different contexts and regions. For example, William Ascher of Claremont McKenna College chronicles how decentralization concepts are playing out in natural resources policy, while Kadmeil Wekwete (United Nations) outlines the specific challenges to decentralizing governance in sub-Saharan Africa. In each case, contributors explore the objectives of a decentralizing strategy as well as the benefits and difficulties that will likely result.
Author : Vivien A. Schmidt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521391566
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (915 download)
Download or read book Democratizing France written by Vivien A. Schmidt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-03-29 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus of this book is on the decentralization reforms legislated by the Socialist government in France from 1982 to 1986. These reforms redefined the role of the central state in the periphery and gave extensive new powers to territorial governments. In order to more fully assess the causes and effects of this recent decentralization, Vivien Schmidt examines these reforms and their impact in comparative historical perspective. The first part of the book traces the history of decentralization from the French Revolution to the present, highlighting the significant reforms at the beginning of the Third Republic in the 1870s. The second part of the book analyzes the actual impact of the reforms of both the 1870s and the 1980s on local government institutions and processes. Professor Schmidt uses an innovative mix of methods borrowed from political sociology and cultural anthropology, combined with historical analysis and extensive interviews of national and local politicians and civil servants. Her analysis allows her to explain how in a governmental system as formally centralized as that of France, local officials nevertheless managed to develop informal rules that gave them more power than the laws allowed. The Socialists in the Fifth Republic, she explains, formalized this previously established informal system. The book provides important new theoretical insights into the changing nature of the French state in addition to revealing significant historical patterns, particularly in the parallel between the role of decentralization in the Third and Fifth Republics.
Author : Katharina Mewes
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3531930516
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Decentralization on the Example of the Yemeni Water Sector written by Katharina Mewes and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-04-22 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decentralization is widely discussed in the literature. Katharina Mewes gives an introduction to the theoretical and practical dimensions of decentralization in an accessible and systematic way. On the example of the reform process for the Yemeni Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (UWSS) sector, she links the theoretical, conceptual, and methodological aspects of decentralization to empiric problems. This book is valuable reading for researchers and students of political science, environmental and water studies, development researchers and regional experts.
