Is decentralization still recentralization? The local government reform programme in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorKessy, A. T.
dc.contributor.authorMcCourt, W.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-19T07:13:28Z
dc.date.available2020-03-19T07:13:28Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionAbstract. Full Text Article available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01900692.2010.514454en_US
dc.description.abstractMany governments have promoted decentralization, but opinion is divided on whether real devolution of authority from the centre to the local level has occurred. This article uses a study of the Local Government Reform Program (LGRP) in Tanzania to explore whether decentralization is realizing its objectives. Our findings are that LGRP has led to a significant devolution of authority and resources. However, persisting capacity deficits, increased financial dependence on the central government, and political and institutional constraints mean that the achievements have fallen short of the reformers' intentions. The study suggests that even where political will to decentralize exists, it has to translate into identifying and dealing with stubborn and subtle constraints such as, in this case, the contradiction between a new devolved structure and a persisting deconcentrated structure in order for decentralization to reach the logical conclusion that the reformers intended.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKessy, A. T., & McCourt, W. (2010). Is decentralization still recentralization? The local government reform programme in Tanzania. International Journal of Public Administration, 33(12-13), 689-697.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2010.514454
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2185
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.subjectDecentralizationen_US
dc.subjectDevolutionen_US
dc.subjectParticipationen_US
dc.subjectLocal governanceen_US
dc.subjectLocal governmenten_US
dc.subjectLocal Government Reform Programen_US
dc.subjectLGRPen_US
dc.titleIs decentralization still recentralization? The local government reform programme in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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