Green, Elliott 
ORCID: 0000-0002-0942-5756
(2015)
Decentralization and development in contemporary Uganda.
Regional and Federal Studies, 25 (5).
pp. 491-508.
ISSN 1359-7566
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Abstract
There has long been an emphasis on the importance of decentralization in providing better quality public services in the developing world. In order to assess the effectiveness of decentralization I examine here the case study of Uganda, which has seen major decentralization of power over the last quarter-century. In particular the current government has introduced a five-tiered local government structure, decentralized both fiscal and political power to local governments and introduced regular local government elections. However, initial excitement about Uganda's decentralization programme has tapered off in recent years due to a number of problems outlined here. In particular, I show that decentralization in Uganda has suffered from a lack of independence from central government control, which has led to a lack of effectiveness in the provision of high quality public goods.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/frfs20 |
| Additional Information: | © 2015 Taylor & Francis |
| Divisions: | International Development |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jan 2016 11:32 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Nov 2024 08:45 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/64793 |
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