Decentralisation and Poverty in Developing Countries: Exploring the Impact

Decentralisation has been advocated by donors and development agencies as an important factor broadening citizen participation and improving local governance, thereby promoting poverty reduction from the bottom up. On the basis of a comprehensive review of 19 country case studies documented in the l...

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Main Author: Jütting, Johannes (Author)
Other Authors: Kauffmann, Céline (Contributor), McDonnell, Ida (Contributor), Osterrieder, Holger (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2004
Series:OECD Development Centre Working Papers
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:Decentralisation has been advocated by donors and development agencies as an important factor broadening citizen participation and improving local governance, thereby promoting poverty reduction from the bottom up. On the basis of a comprehensive review of 19 country case studies documented in the literature, this paper questions this assumption
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (59 Seiten) 21 x 29.7cm
DOI:10.1787/132704628030

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