Foundations for local governance : decentralization in comparative perspective / Fumihiko Saito.

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Saito, Fumihiko [editor of compilation.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York, NY : Physica-Verlag Heidelberg, 2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 301 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

9783790820058 (pbk.)
9783790820065 (electronic)

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23 352.283 FOU 004894

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Table of contents

Contents:

Decentralization and local governance : introduction and overview / Fumihiko Saito -- Indonesia towards decentralization and democracy / Deddy T. Tikson -- Entangled democracy, decentralization and lifeworld in Flores under global trends / Eriko Aoki -- Redesigning local governance in India : lessons from the Kerala experiment / K.N. Harilal -- Contrasting experiences of decentralization in two states in India / Chihiro Saito and Rika Kato -- Challenges of moving into a devolved polity in Sri Lanka / Asoka Gunawardena and Weligamage D. Lakshman -- Politics and local government in Uganda / Frederick Golooba-Mutebi -- Possibility of creating a deliberative solution in Uganda / Fumihiko Saito -- Democratic decentralization in post-apartheid South Africa / Purshottama Reddy and Brij Maharaj -- The challenges of deepening democracy in post-apartheid South Africa / Chris Tapscott -- The balance sheet of decentralization in Ghana / Joseph R.A. Ayee -- Potential and limitation of local radio in information accessibility in Ghana / Kingsley Senyo Agomor and Minoru Obayashi -- Conclusions / Fumihiko Saito.

Summary: Various forms of decentralization are recently pursued in the world, including developing countries. However, there has not been a coherent framework to access these intended outcomes generated by decentralization measures implemented in Asian and African countries. This book provides such a framework based on comparative analyses of different experiences of decentralization measures in six developing countries, where the policy rationale to???bring services closer to people??? originated in different socio-political backgrounds. Although decentralization measures are potentially useful for a.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	352.283 FOU 004894 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		004894

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Decentralization and local governance : introduction and overview / Fumihiko Saito --
Indonesia towards decentralization and democracy / Deddy T. Tikson --
Entangled democracy, decentralization and lifeworld in Flores under global trends / Eriko Aoki --
Redesigning local governance in India : lessons from the Kerala experiment / K.N. Harilal --
Contrasting experiences of decentralization in two states in India / Chihiro Saito and Rika Kato --
Challenges of moving into a devolved polity in Sri Lanka / Asoka Gunawardena and Weligamage D. Lakshman --
Politics and local government in Uganda / Frederick Golooba-Mutebi --
Possibility of creating a deliberative solution in Uganda / Fumihiko Saito --
Democratic decentralization in post-apartheid South Africa / Purshottama Reddy and Brij Maharaj --
The challenges of deepening democracy in post-apartheid South Africa / Chris Tapscott --
The balance sheet of decentralization in Ghana / Joseph R.A. Ayee --
Potential and limitation of local radio in information accessibility in Ghana / Kingsley Senyo Agomor and Minoru Obayashi --
Conclusions / Fumihiko Saito.

Various forms of decentralization are recently pursued in the world, including developing countries. However, there has not been a coherent framework to access these intended outcomes generated by decentralization measures implemented in Asian and African countries. This book provides such a framework based on comparative analyses of different experiences of decentralization measures in six developing countries, where the policy rationale to???bring services closer to people??? originated in different socio-political backgrounds. Although decentralization measures are potentially useful for a.

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