Decentralization and Reform in Africa
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: June 30, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9781402071188
Subjects: Macroeconomics; Political economy; Public Finance; Fiscal Policy; Contemporary Politics - Africa; Urban & Regional; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Africa; Benin; Burkina Faso; Ghana; Mali; Government - State & Provincial; Economics - Macroeconomics; Business & Economics-Economics - Macroeconomics; Business & Economics-Urban & Regional; Political Science / General; Political Science / State & Local Government; Case studies; Public Policy - General; Africa - General; Africa, West; Decentralization in government
First sentence: In its most general term, decentralization refers to the transfer of authority from a central government to a sub-national entity.