Decentralization on the Example of the Yemeni Water Sector [electronic resource] /
Mewes, Katharina.author.
Decentralization is widely discussed in the literature. Katharina Mewes gives an introduction to the theoretical and practical dimensions of decentralization in an accessible and systematic way. On the example of the reform process for the Yemeni Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (UWSS) sector, she links the theoretical, conceptual, and methodological aspects of decentralization to empiric problems. This book is valuable reading for researchers and students of political science, environmental and water studies, development researchers and regional experts.
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Acknowledgement; Abstract; Contents; Abbreviations; Tables; Figures; Introduction; 1. Theoretical and Practical Pre-Considerations; 1.1 Methodology of This Paper; 1.2 Choice of Research Areaand Timeframe; 1.3 Choice of Survey Methodology and Conducting the Survey; 1.4 DataEvaluation; 2. Decentralization Concept; 2.1 Waves of Decentralization; 2.2 Theoretical Placement 0f Decentralization; 2.2.1 Decentralization within Political Sci.ence; 2.2.2 Eeonomie Theory and Deeentralization; 2.2.3 Political Economics? and Decentralization; 2.2.4 System Theory and Decentralization
2.2.5 New-Institutionalism2.3 Decentralization within the Political Debate of Development Aid; 2.3.1 Decentralization and Democratization; 2.3.2 Decentralization and Economic Prosperity; 3. Decentralization: Concepts and Definitions; 3.1 Dimensions of Decentralization; 3.1.1 Administrative Decentralization; 3.1.2 Political Decentralization; 3.1.3 Fiscal Decentralization; 3.2 Forms of Decentralization; 3.2.1 Deconcentration; 3.2.2 Delegation; 3.2.3 Devolution; 3.2.4 Hybrid Forms; 3.2.4.1 Top-Down Principal Agency; 3.2.4.2 Bottom-Up Principal Agency Model; 3.2.5 Divestment
3.3 Sequences of Decentralization3.4 Interim Conclusion; 4. Success Criteria of Decentralization; 4.1 Central Government; 4.2 Sub-National Capacities; 4.3 Coordination between National and Sub-National Institutions; 4.4 Participation; 4.5 Accountability; 5. Decentralization in Yemen; 5.1 The Yemeni Context; 5.2. Status ojDecentralization in Yemen; 5.3 The Local Authority Law (LAL); 5.3.1 CentralOrgans; 5.3.2 Sub-National Organs of the Govemorate Level; 5.3.2.1 Local Council of the Govemorate; 5.3.2.2 Govemorate's Local Couneil; 5.3.3 Sub-National Organs of the District Level
5.3.3.1 Loeal Council of the District5.3.3.2 District's Local Council; 5.3.4. Summary of the Local Authority Law; 5.4 National Decentralization Strategy; 5.5 Financial Resources of the Loeal Authorities; 6. Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (UWSS); 6.1 The Yemeni Water Sector; 6.2 UWSS in Yemen; 6.3 National Water Sector Strategy and Investment Program (NWSSIP); 6.4 TheUWSS Reform Process; 6.4.1 Status of the Decentralization of the UWSS; 6.4.1.1 Institutional Change of the UWSS Structure; 6.4.2 Case Study; 6.4.3 Major Challenges Left; 6.4.3.1. Institutional Govemance
6.4.3.2 Sector Supervision6.4.3.3 Financial Sustainability; 6.4.3.4 Pro-Poor Tariff; 6.4.3.5 Coordination Between the Local Council and the Local Corporation; 6.4.4 ""New-Institutionalistic"" Analysis of the Institutional Change in the UWSS Sector; 7. Conclusion and Future Outlook; References; Primary Sources; Documents and Reports; Interviews; Secondary Sources; Monographs; Anthologies; Essays in Anthologies; Articles in Journals; Reports; Online Sources
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Decentralization is widely discussed in the literature. Katharina Mewes gives an introduction to the theoretical and practical dimensions of decentralization in an accessible and systematic way. On the example of the reform process for the Yemeni Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (UWSS) sector, she links the theoretical, conceptual, and methodological aspects of decentralization to empiric problems. This book is valuable reading for researchers and students of political science, environmental and water studies, development researchers and regional experts.
Political science.
Environmental management.
Comparative politics.
Political Science.
Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.
Comparative Politics.