Subject(s): Local government in South Africa. -- Economic development in Political aspects in South Africa. -- Decentralization in government in Economic aspects in South Africa. -- Decentralization to local government good for development, institutionalize local government in order to achieve development -- Development and decentralization, institutional principles, autonomy, supervision, south African approach, assessment and institutional model , structure and methodology -- Institutional principles for decentralized development : Defining development, defining decentralization,development predicament in Africa, decentralization good for development, macro-economic and financial arguments, citizen participation, vertical communication, Glocalisation, corruption, towards institutional principles for decentralized development -- South Africa's choice for local government : Historical overview, 1996 constitution in nutshell, local government, ANC's, co-operative government, democracy, sustaining and improving an adequate standard of living, safe and healthy environment, central features of institutional design, fiscal power, departments of local government, local government finances -- Autonomy in south African local government : Local democracy, democratic elections, constitutional principles and founding values of constitution, traditional leadership, gender representation, accountability of PR councilors, political parties, citizen participation, participatory local government, transparency, municipal administration, communication, integrated development planning, citizen participation, ward committees, local government powers, financial authority, general assessment of local government autonomy -- Supervision in south African local government, regulation, monitoring, intervention, redistribution, general assessment of supervision of local government -- Cooperation in south African local government : Introduction to principle of cooperation, principle of cooperation in south African local government, IDP, MEC, MINMECs -- General assessment : Decentralization good for development, institutional principles for decentralized development, south African local government, autonomy, supervision, third principle, cooperation, specific recommendations, benefit for other transitional states -- Institutional model for developmental local government : Point of departure, local democracy local government powers, financial autonym, supervision, cooperation