Decentralization, Democracy, and Development in Africa

Informationen zum Autor Jan Erk is the Jan C. Smuts Memorial Fellow at the University of Cambridge, UK. He completed his doctorate at McGill University and his postdoctoral studies at the University of Toronto, in Canada. In 2018, he will become a fellow of the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) in South Africa. Zusammenfassung This examines the long-term consequences of the decentralization reforms of the 1990s in various African countries, showing that historical, political, social, and economic factors have more a central role in explaining the day-to-day workings of decentralization. The chapters originally published as a special issue in Regional & Federal Studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Iron Houses in the Tropical Heat: Decentralization Reforms in Africa and their Consequences 2.Policy Decentralization and the Endogenous Effects of State Traditions: Devolution of Water Management in Ghana and Senegal 3. Decentralization in Africa and the Resilience of Traditional Authorities: Evaluating Zimbabwe’s Track Record 4. What is a Chief without Land? Impact of Land Reforms on Power Structures in Namibia 5. Decentralized Governance under Centralized Party Rule in Ethiopia: The Tigray Experience 6. Decentralization and Development in Contemporary Uganda

Product details

• Authors: Jan Erk
• Assisted by: Jan Erk (Editor), Erk Jan (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.11.2017
• EAN: 9780815366348
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-6634-8
• No. of pages: 104
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, Political structure & processes, Comparative Politics, Politics and government, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Political structure and processes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies