Decentralization in Uganda
Subtitle: explaining successes and failures in local governance
By: Gina M.S. Lambright
Publisher: FirstForumPress
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9781935049326
Subjects: Decentralization in government; Local government
Other titles: Successes and failures in local governance
Description: Why do some African local governments perform well, while others fail to deliver even the most basic services to their constituents? Gina Lambright finds answers to this question in her investigation of the factors that contribute to good and those that result in ineffective institutional performance at the district level in Uganda. Examining the conditions under which local populations are able to shape the performance of their local governments, she adeptly combines quantitative analysis across 56 Ugandan district governments with in-depth case studies of Lira, Mpigi, and Bushenyi.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-301) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Exploring Decentralization in Uganda; title: - 2. Local Government in Uganda; title: - 3. Patterns of Local Governance; title: - 4. Explaining Successes and Failures; title: - 5. Ministries, Mentoring, and Monitoring; title: - 6. Political Support, Patronage, and Performance; title: - 7. The Impact of Electoral Competition; title: - 8. The Role of Political and Civic Participation; title: - 9. Uganda in Comparative Perspective; title: Appendixes.