Decentralisation in Africa : : a pathway out of poverty and conflict? / / Gordon Crawford and Christof Hartmann.

This book questions whether decentralisation does offer a significant pathway out of poverty and conflict in Africa.

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Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (261 pages) :; illustrations.
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Table of Contents; 1. Introduction: Decentralisation as a Pathway out of Poverty and Conflict?; 2. Constraints on the Implementation of Decentralisation and Implications for Poverty Reduction - The case of Uganda; 3. Decentralisation and Poverty Reduction in Malawi - A Critical Appraisal; 4. Poverty and the Politics of (De)centralisation in Ghana; 5. The Impact of Decentralisation on Poverty in Tanzania; 6. Decentralisation and the Legacy of Protracted Conflict - Mauritius, Namibia and South Africa; 7. Decentralisation and Conflict in Kibaale, Uganda
  • 8. Decentralisation as a Stabilisig Factor in Rwanda9. Conclusion: Decentralisation - No Shortcut to Development and Peace; About the Authors; Index