Decentralization in Developing Countries

Global Perspectives on the Obstacles to Fiscal Devolution

AvJorge Martinez-Vazquez,François Vaillancourt

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

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This insightful study examines the decentralization experiences from 15 countries in different regions of the world. All of these countries have actively attempted to decentralize, or continue to do so, and have faced obstacles serious enough to either derail or significantly delay their decentralization objectives. Decentralization in Developing Countries evaluates the main obstacles to the decentralization process. The contributors expertly discuss the flaws in the decentralization design, resistance from those holding traditional or central power and, uniquely, weak central governments. They then extract lessons for policymakers, regarding what may be done and what should ideally be avoided. This important book focuses on how to implement decentralization plans as whole complete processes, rather than examining individual aspects of decentralization. It will therefore prove invaluable for academics and researchers of development economics, public finance and in particular decentralization. Employees of various bodies, including DFID, UNDP, the World Bank, as well as other development banks and bilateral aid organizations, will also find it an informative resource.

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Utgivningsdatum:2011-01-31
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Fiscal Federalism and State-local Finance series
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781849805087

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Edited by Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Emeritus Emeritus Regents Professor of Economics and founding Director, Public Finance Research Cluster and International Center for Public Policy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, US and François Vaillancourt, Professor, Economics Department, Université de Montréal, Canada

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‘Some think that decentralization has not gone “far enough” to be considered successful; others argue that it has already “failed”. As the studies of decentralization in 15 developing countries in this volume clearly show, every case is different, and persuasive generalizations are hard to find. Fortunately, the introductory chapter usefully pulls this diverse reality together to highlight some key obstacles to successful decentralization and to suggest some approaches that might - provided that those in power are sufficiently supportive - lead to better outcomes in the future.’

Innehållsförteckning

Contents:1. An Overview of the Main Obstacles to DecentralizationJorge Martinez-Vazquez and François Vaillancourt2. Conceptual Problems in the Assignment of Functions in SEE: The Case of AlbaniaBernard Dafflon3. Decentralization in the Post-Conflict African Environment: Sierra Leone and Southern Sudan Bob Searle4. Challenge to Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in Pakistan: The Revenue Assignment DimensionRoy Bahl, Musharraf Cyan and Sally Wallace5. Constraints to Effective Fiscal Decentralization in PeruEhtisham Ahmad and Mercedes García-Escribano6. Reining in Provincial Fiscal ‘Owners’: Decentralization in Lao PDRJuan Luis Gomez, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Cristian Sepúlveda7. Decentralization in Bangladesh: Change has been ElusiveWilliam F. Fox and Balakrishna Menon8. The Political-Economy of Decentralization in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)Kai Kaiser, Jean Mabi Mulumba and Tony Verheijen9. Decentralization in Burkina Faso: The Slow March Towards DevolutionEric Champagne and Ben Mamadou Ouegraogo10. Decentralization in Cambodia: Consolidating Central Power or Building Accountability from Below?Paul Smoke and Joanne Morrison11. Decentralization in Madagascar: A String of Unfinished RacesFrançois Vaillancourt12. Decentralizing Egypt: Not Just Another Economic ReformJorge Martinez-Vazquez and Andrey Timofeev13. Obstacles to Decentralization in Ethiopia: Political Controls versus Discretion and AccountabilitySerdar Yilmaz and Varsha Venugopal14. Tanzania’s Fiscal Arrangements: Obstacles to Fiscal Decentralization or Structures of Union-Preserving Federalism?Luc Noiset and Mark Rider15. The Difficult Road to Local Autonomy in Yemen: Decentralization Reforms between Political Rationale and Bureaucratic Resistances in a Multi-party Democracy of the Arabian PeninsulaLeonardo G. Romeo and Mohamed El Mensi16. Sharing Petroleum Resources in Iraq: Obstacle or Foundation to DecentralizationGrant Bishop and Anwar ShahIndex