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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1. Verfasser: Jütting, Johannes (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Kauffmann, Céline (MitwirkendeR), McDonnell, Ida (MitwirkendeR), Osterrieder, Holger (MitwirkendeR), Pinaud, Nicolas (MitwirkendeR), Wegner, Lucia (MitwirkendeR)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Paris OECD Publishing 2004
Schriftenreihe:OECD Development Centre Working Papers no.236
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (59 p.) 21 x 29.7cm.
DOI:10.1787/132704628030