Participatory Local Democracy

Abstract: A framework for examining the degree to which decentralizations are being carried out is described. Most decentralization efforts end up without increasing much the powers of local authorities or peoples. Since 1917, francophone West Africa has seen at least four distinct waves.

Author(s): Agrawal, Arun; Ribot, Jesse C.

Source(s): , 66 p.

Published: 2000 Indiana university], [Bloomington, IN (English

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Link: http://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu/dlc/bitstream/handle/10535/3720/agrawal-making_decentralization-accountable.pdf