Decentralization in Uganda : : Explaining Successes and Failures in Local Governance / / Gina M.S. Lambright.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Lambright, Gina M.S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (318 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- List of Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Exploring Decentralization in Uganda -- 2 Local Government in Uganda -- 3 Patterns of Local Governance -- 4 Explaining Successes and Failures -- 5 Ministries, Mentoring, and Monitoring -- 6 Political Support, Patronage, and Performance -- 7 The Impact of Electoral Competition -- 8 The Role of Political and Civic Participation -- 9 Uganda in Comparative Perspective -- Appendix A: Local Government Development Program Assessment Criteria -- Appendix B: Summary Statistics -- Appendix C: Models Without Generalized Trust -- Appendix D: Additional Estimates of District Council Performance -- Appendix E: Sample Characteristics by District -- Bibliography -- Index