Decentralization, local governance and ‘recentralization’ in Africa

By J. Wunsch. 2001

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Local government decision‐making—citizen participation and local accountability: some evidence from Kenya and Uganda (2003, background): “Several writers (Wunsch, 2001; Ouedraoggo, 2003; Smoke, 2003b) note how the impact of decentralisation depends greatly on the particular national and local context, both institutional and political.”
Does Decentralisation Improve Equity and Efficiency in Public Service Delivery Provision (2007, background): “This stark finding is corroborated by Wunsch (2001), who attributes to failure of decentralisation in Africa to problems such as the over-centralisation of resources, limited transfers to sub-national governments, a weak local revenue base, lack of local planning capacity, limited changes in…”
Africa human development report 2012: towards a food secure future (2012, unknown): “52 Wunsch 2001.”
Decentralisation and forest management in Latin America: towards a working model (2003, background): “…Edmiston, 2002), weaknesses in political and administrative organisation (Wunsch, 2001; Edmiston, 2002), elite capture of benefits (World Bank, 2001; Wyckoff-Baird et al., 2001; Manor, 2002), regional inequities (Sonja, 1996; World Bank, 2000), lack of legal clarity (Peñalba and Grossi, 1989;…”