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Boko Sylvain H

Decentralization and reform in Africa - London Kulwer Academic Publishers 2002 - 143p.

ISBN: 1-4020-7118-3

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Market decentralisation
Economic development
Africa
Decentralization- definitions, theories and debate : Administrative decentralization, political decentralization, fiscal decentralization, economic /market decentralization, destabilize economic reform
General structure of decentralization in Mali and Ghana : Mali- Political enviornment,constitutional reforms, power of community council, circle councils, regional assemblies, relationship between the central government and subnational governments. Ghana - political and economical context, current macroeconomic situation, current decentralization process, constitutional reforms and decentralization, configuration of local government and governance, local district finances and creation of a common fund, influence of central government on local affairs
General structure of decentralization in Burkina Faso and Benin
General structure of fiscal decentralization in four African countries : Role of international development aid, fiscal decentralization in Ghana, district assemblies common fund, fiscal decentralization project
Empirical evidence of fiscal decentralization in four African countries : Quality indicators of fiscal decentralization, quantitative indicators, subnational tax recovery/ authority, sources of local communities revenue, local community expenditure
Macroeconomic impacts of fiscal decentralization : Statistics evidence on intergovernmental coordination failures
Fiscal strngth of local communities, suggestions on improving intergovernmental fiscal coordination, local government borrowing capabilities, importance of associating local government to central government decision making process

Dewey Class. No.: 352.000473 / BOK/D