Constitutional Law, Democracy and Development - Decentralisation and Governance in Uganda

List of contents

1: Introduction; 2: Decentralisation: International, Political and Policy Context; 3: Critical Features of Decentralisation; 4: Decentralisation in Uganda: History and Overview; 5: Local Governments’ Institutional Integrity, Sub-National Ethnic Questions and Politics in The Post-1995 Constitution; 6: District Council Government; 7: District Councils’ Powers and Functions; 8: District Council Finances; 9: Intergovernmental Relations in Uganda; 10: General Conclusions and Recommendations; 11: Bibliography; 12: Index

About the author

Douglas Karekona Singiza is a serving Magistrate in Uganda. He is a former doctoral and post-doctoral fellow and currently an associate of the Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance and Human Rights (University of the Western Cape, South Africa).

Summary

The book pursues one main aim: to examine whether indeed the existing legal framework in Uganda ensures the smooth devolution process that is needed for decentralised governance to succeed.

Product details

• Authors: Singiza Douglas Karekona, Douglas Karekona Singiza
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780367660727
• ISBN: 978-0-367-66072-7
• No. of pages: 268
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Uganda, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, Law / Government / State, Provincial & Municipal, LAW / Constitutional, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, LAW / Comparative, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State, Political structures: democracy, Peace studies and conflict resolution, comparative law, Social Law, Development Studies, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Regional Geography, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general, Social law and Medical law, Development and environmental geography