Author: John M. CohenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Administrative and political divisions
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Administrative Decentralization
Author: John M. CohenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Administrative and political divisions
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Implementing Decentralized Local Governance
Author: Anwar ShahPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Decentralization in government
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
Administrative Decentralization Report and Draft Law
Author: Special Committee on Administrative DecentralizationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Administrative Decentralization
Author: John M. CohenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
* Examines administrative decentralization strategies in developing countries * Case studies include Ethiopia, Kenya, and Mexico * Written in cooperation with the United Nations Cohen and Peterson have created a practical and theoretically rich look at administrative decentralization from the past four decades, with a focus on the problems confronting developing countries since the 1990s. This groundbreaking work debates the role of administrative systems--including institutional monopolies and pluralistic states--in implementing decentralization strategies and reforms.
Metropolitan Schools; Administrative Decentralization Vs. Community Control
Author: Allan C. OrnsteinPublisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Street-level Governments
Author: Robert K. YinPublisher: Free Press
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
The Architecture of Government
Author: Daniel TreismanPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139466496
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Since the days of Montesquieu and Jefferson, political decentralization has been seen as a force for better government and economic performance. It is thought to bring government 'closer to the people', nurture civic virtue, protect liberty, exploit local information, stimulate policy innovation, and alleviate ethnic tensions. Inspired by such arguments, and generously funded by the major development agencies, countries across the globe have been racing to devolve power to local governments. This book re-examines the arguments that underlie the modern faith in decentralization. Using logical analysis and formal modeling, and appealing to numerous examples, it shows that most are based on vague intuitions or partial views that do not withstand scrutiny. A review of empirical studies of decentralization finds these as inconclusive and mutually contradictory as the theories they set out to test.
School Decentralization
Author: Bruce Allen BimberPublisher: RAND Corporation
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
It is possible to give a concrete meaning to the usually vague concept of decentralization by examining four core components. First, at the crux of decentralization is a downward shift in decision-making power. Administrative decentralization entails shifts internal to the institution. Political decentralization shifts authority to external forces such as community boards. These two strategies are not mutually exclusive. Second, studies of bureaucracies demonstrate that decentralization is compatible with strong leaders provided that leadership is exercised at lower levels in the administrative hierarchy. Third, decentralization requires the rejection of existing reward structures in favor of a system of incentives that establishes meaningful connections between professional conduct and rewards. Fourth, it is important to design a division of responsibility for ends and means among the district and schools that diminishes the role of explicit rules. Most school districts reflect few of these four principles, and their efforts and decentralization are often marginalized and incomplete. Experiences to date with site-based management, the most common attempt at decentralization, demonstrate the difficulty in producing authentic decentralization. (Contains 51 references.) (TEJ)
The New Grass Roots Government?
Author: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental RelationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Decentralization in government
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Decentralization and Reform in Latin America
Author: Giorgio BrosioPublisher: Edward Elgar Pub
ISBN: 9781781006252
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
'This volume provides a splendid and wide-ranging collection of studies analyzing the political-economy of decentralization in Latin-America. It's a fascinating story with numerous and profound insights into how fiscal decentralization actually works in the context of a variety of fiscal institutions and in a setting with a high degree of inequality in the distribution of income and territorial disparities.' - Wallace E. Oates, University of Maryland, US