This volume studies the relation of decentralization to democratization at both intermediate and local levels and analyzes how decentralization is transforming
Successful reforms need coherent approaches in which a range of stakeholders are willing to share responsibilities and resources in order to achieve the ultimat
This book examines the renewed interest and commitment that countries across the world have shown in recent decades towards adopting models of decentralising, o
Over the past three decades the developing world has seen increasing devolution of political and economic power to local governments. Decentralization is consid
A Brookings Institution Press and Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation publication The trend toward greater decentralization of governance activi