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The Political Economy of Democratic Decentralization

Author : James Manor
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Political Economy of Democratic Decentralization written by James Manor and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1999 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly all countries worldwide are now experimenting with decentralization. Their motivation are diverse. Many countries are decentralizing because they believe this can help stimulate economic growth or reduce rural poverty, goals central government interventions have failed to achieve. Some countries see it as a way to strengthen civil society and deepen democracy. Some perceive it as a way to off-load expensive responsibilities onto lower level governments. Thus, decentralization is seen as a solution to many different kinds of problems. This report examines the origins and implications decentralization from a political economy perspective, with a focus on its promise and limitations. It explores why countries have often chosen not to decentralize, even when evidence suggests that doing so would be in the interests of the government. It seeks to explain why since the early 1980s many countries have undertaken some form of decentralization. This report also evaluates the evidence to understand where decentralization has considerable promise and where it does not. It identifies conditions needed for decentralization to succeed. It identifies the ways in which decentralization can promote rural development. And it names the goals which decentralization will probably not help achieve.

The UK's Changing Democracy

Author : Patrick Dunleavy
Publisher : LSE Press
ISBN 13 : 1909890464
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book The UK's Changing Democracy written by Patrick Dunleavy and published by LSE Press. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The UK’s Changing Democracy presents a uniquely democratic perspective on all aspects of UK politics, at the centre in Westminster and Whitehall, and in all the devolved nations. The 2016 referendum vote to leave the EU marked a turning point in the UK’s political system. In the previous two decades, the country had undergone a series of democratic reforms, during which it seemed to evolve into a more typical European liberal democracy. The establishment of a Supreme Court, adoption of the Human Rights Act, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish devolution, proportional electoral systems, executive mayors and the growth in multi-party competition all marked profound changes to the British political tradition. Brexit may now bring some of these developments to a juddering halt. The UK’s previous ‘exceptionalism’ from European patterns looks certain to continue indefinitely. ‘Taking back control’ of regulations, trade, immigration and much more is the biggest change in UK governance for half a century. It has already produced enduring crises for the party system, Parliament and the core executive, with uniquely contested governance over critical issues, and a rapidly changing political landscape. Other recent trends are no less fast-moving, such as the revival of two-party dominance in England, the re-creation of some mass membership parties and the disruptive challenges of social media. In this context, an in-depth assessment of the quality of the UK’s democracy is essential. Each of the 2018 Democratic Audit’s 37 short chapters starts with clear criteria for what democracy requires in that part of the nation’s political life and outlines key recent developments before a SWOT analysis (of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) crystallises the current situation. A small number of core issues are then explored in more depth. Set against the global rise of debased semi-democracies, the book’s approach returns our focus firmly to the big issues around the quality and sustainability of the UK’s liberal democracy.

Democratic Decentralization, Local Governance and Sustainable Development

Author : Prince Osei-Wusu Adjei
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031123786
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Democratic Decentralization, Local Governance and Sustainable Development written by Prince Osei-Wusu Adjei and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-14 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on field-based data and experiences from the practice of democratic decentralization and local governance over the last three decades in Ghana, this book examines whether and how democratic decentralization and local governance reforms in developing countries have produced the anticipated development outcomes. In seventeen related contributions, the authors present four relevant focal themes, including conceptual and historical trajectories of decentralization and local governance; institutional choice, democratic representation, and poverty reduction; local governance, resource capacity, and service delivery; and non-state actors, local governance and sustainable development. The book blends perspectives of scholars, practitioners, and policy-makers to provide a holistic analysis of linkages between decentralization, local governance, and sustainable development efforts, presenting a novel and useful guide for science, policy, and practice of bottom-up governance and development. It provides relevant lessons and experiences for scholars, policy-makers, and development practitioners in Africa in particular and developing countries in general.

Devolution

Author : Max Brooks
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 1984826794
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Devolution written by Max Brooks and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The #1 New York Times bestselling author of World War Z is back with “the Bigfoot thriller you didn’t know you needed in your life, and one of the greatest horror novels I’ve ever read” (Blake Crouch, author of Dark Matter and Recursion). FINALIST FOR THE LOCUS AWARD As the ash and chaos from Mount Rainier’s eruption swirled and finally settled, the story of the Greenloop massacre has passed unnoticed, unexamined . . . until now. The journals of resident Kate Holland, recovered from the town’s bloody wreckage, capture a tale too harrowing—and too earth-shattering in its implications—to be forgotten. In these pages, Max Brooks brings Kate’s extraordinary account to light for the first time, faithfully reproducing her words alongside his own extensive investigations into the massacre and the legendary beasts behind it. Kate’s is a tale of unexpected strength and resilience, of humanity’s defiance in the face of a terrible predator’s gaze, and, inevitably, of savagery and death. Yet it is also far more than that. Because if what Kate Holland saw in those days is real, then we must accept the impossible. We must accept that the creature known as Bigfoot walks among us—and that it is a beast of terrible strength and ferocity. Part survival narrative, part bloody horror tale, part scientific journey into the boundaries between truth and fiction, this is a Bigfoot story as only Max Brooks could chronicle it—and like none you’ve ever read before. Praise for Devolution “Delightful . . . [A] tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “The story is told in such a compelling manner that horror fans will want to believe and, perhaps, take the warning to heart.”—Booklist (starred review)

Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing Countries

Author : Pranab K. Bardhan
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
ISBN 13 : 9780262267694
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (676 download)

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Download or read book Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing Countries written by Pranab K. Bardhan and published by MIT Press (MA). This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives on the current trend in the developing world of devolving political and economic power to local governments.

Designs on Democracy

Author : Stuart MacDonald
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780996381
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Designs on Democracy written by Stuart MacDonald and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2012-12-14 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disasters, pandemics, the War on Terrorism? Whatever your memories of the Noughties, this was also a Scottish decade. Design, politics and identity came together.

Democratic Decentralization in India

Author : E. Venkatesu
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317192311
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Democratic Decentralization in India written by E. Venkatesu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-10 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores experiences, issues and challenges which have emerged since Constitutional status was granted to the local bodies at grassroots level in India in the early 1990s. Among other issues, it focuses on: the contrasting political ideas of Mahatma Gandhi and B. R. Ambedkar on Panchayati Raj Institutions the legal and constitutional provisions which were introduced through the 73rd and 74th Amendment Acts the devolution process, status and challenges of democracy for local governmental bodies empowerment of the women and lower castes through reservations in the local bodies governance in Schedule V and VI tribal areas Based on extensive fieldwork across India, this volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of political science, sociology, public administration as well as policymakers and civil society activists.

Waiting for Democracy

Author : Jesse Craig Ribot
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Waiting for Democracy written by Jesse Craig Ribot and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: References pp. 115-132.

Challenging the State: Devolution and the Battle for Partisan Credibility

Author : Sonia Alonso
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199691576
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Book Synopsis Challenging the State: Devolution and the Battle for Partisan Credibility by : Sonia Alonso

Download or read book Challenging the State: Devolution and the Battle for Partisan Credibility written by Sonia Alonso and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do national governments implement devolution given the high risk that it will encourage peripheral parties to demand ever more devolved powers? The aim of Challenging the State is to answer this question through a comparative analysis of devolution in four European countries: Belgium, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

Decentralizing Governance

Author : G. Shabbir Cheema
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 0815713908
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (157 download)

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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.

The Politics of Decentralization

Author : Carol J. Pierce Colfer
Publisher : Earthscan
ISBN 13 : 1849773211
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (497 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Decentralization written by Carol J. Pierce Colfer and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2012 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decentralization is sweeping the world and having dramatic and far-reaching impacts on resource management and livelihoods, particularly in forestry. This book is the most up-to-date examination of the themes, experiences and lessons learned from decentralization worldwide. Drawing on research and support from all of the major international forestry and conservation organizations, the book provides a balanced account that covers the impact of decentralization on resource management worldwide, and provides comparative global insights with wide implications for policy, management, conservation and resource use and planning. Topics covered include forest governance in federal systems, democratic decentralization of forests and natural resources, paths and pitfalls in decentralization and biodiversity conservation in decentralized forests. The book provides in-depth case studies of decentralization from Bolivia, Ghana, Indonesia, Russia, Scotland, Switzerland, Uganda and the US, as well as highlights from federal countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, India and Malaysia. It also addresses the critical links between the state, forests, communities and power relations in a range of regions and circumstances, and provides case examples of how decentralization has been viewed and experienced by communities in Guatemala, Philippines and Zimbabwe. The Politics of Decentralization is state-of-the-art coverage of decentralization and is essential for practitioners, academics and policy-makers across forestry and the full spectrum of natural resource management.

Democracy, Development and Decentralization in Provincial Thailand

Author : Daniel Arghiros
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113686167X
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book Democracy, Development and Decentralization in Provincial Thailand written by Daniel Arghiros and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-06 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This definitive study of electoral politics and democratic decentralization in provincial Thailand investigates how democracy is unfolding in the context of emergent capitalism, exploring the relationships between the politics of the locality, the province and the nation from 1950.

Democratic Decentralization Through a Natural Resource Lense

Author : Jesse Craig Ribot
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415347860
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book Democratic Decentralization Through a Natural Resource Lense written by Jesse Craig Ribot and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text includes case studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America which address the management of water, land, forests or pasture.

Devolution and Democratic Governance

Author : Adams Oloo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Devolution and Democratic Governance written by Adams Oloo and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Decentralization and Popular Democracy

Author : Jean-Paul Faguet
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472028286
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (72 download)

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Book Synopsis Decentralization and Popular Democracy by : Jean-Paul Faguet

Download or read book Decentralization and Popular Democracy written by Jean-Paul Faguet and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2012-06-04 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bolivia decentralized in an effort to deepen democracy, improve public services, and make government more accountable. Unlike many countries, Bolivia succeeded. Over the past generation, public investment shifted dramatically toward primary services and resource distribution became far more equitable, partly due to the creation of new local governments. Many municipalities responded to decentralization with transparent, accountable government, yet others suffered ineptitude, corruption, or both. Why? Jean-Paul Faguet combines broad econometric data with deep qualitative evidence to investigate the social underpinnings of governance. He shows how the interaction of civic groups and business interests determines the quality of local decision making. In order to understand decentralization, Faguet argues, we must understand governance from the ground up. Drawing on his findings, he offers an evaluation of the potential benefits of decentralization and recommendations for structuring successful reform.

The Dynamics of Devolution

Author : Alan Trench
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 1845405455
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book The Dynamics of Devolution written by Alan Trench and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2015-10-26 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the fifth, and final, volume in the State of the Nations yearbook series on devolution in the UK. This book explores the future of devolution, by examining the new political dynamics devolution has put into play. These concern devolution's operation and also its impact - how devolution has altered politics in the parts of the UK that experience devolution and in the UK as a whole. Chapters examine the key topics in devolution, and examine the interplay between institutional change and social, economic and political forces (both those that existed before devolution and those brought into being by it). This interplay creates scope for varying forms of change, but what that change means varies from topic to topic. In some cases - such as Wales - institutional issues remain to the fore, while in others - such as Scotland - pressures for institutional change are relatively limited but the devolved institutions create scope for new political factors to come into play.

Devolution in Practice

Author : John Adams
Publisher : Institute for Public Policy Research
ISBN 13 : 9781860301995
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Devolution in Practice written by John Adams and published by Institute for Public Policy Research. This book was released on 2002 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: