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1. Introduction; 2. The political process; 3. Administrative efficiency; 4. Competition among governments; 5. Fiscal policy and redistribution; 6. Fiscal coordination and incentives; 7. Citizens and government; 8. Checks, balances, and freedom; 9. Acquiring and using knowledge; 10. Ethnic conflict and secession; 11. Data to the rescue?; 12. Conclusion: rethinking decentralization.

This paper examines the political, legal, fiscal, financial, administrative, structural, socio-political, and traditional aspects of the current system of local government in Cameroon. The author identifies options of the system currently applied, and the possibilities for a better utilization of the elements of decentralization and local governance as already given by law. (DÜI-Hff)

Mawhood, P.: Decentralization: the concept and the practice. s. 1-23. Kasfir, N.: Designs and dilemmas of African decentralization. S. 24-48. Norris, M.: Sudan: administrative versus political priorities. S. 49-73. Mawhood, P.: The search for participation in Tanzania. S. 74-108. Oyugi, W. O.: Local government in Kenya: a case of institutional decline. S. 109-143. Reilly, W. ; Tordoff, W.: Decentralization in Botswana - myth or reality? S. 144-186. Mwahood, P.: Applying the French model in Cameroon. S. 187-210. Harris, D.: Central power and local reform: post-Nkruma Ghana. S. 211-234. Gboyega, A.: Local government reform in Nigeria. S. 235-256. Mawhood, P.: Conclusion: the problem of decentralization for governments. S. 257-263

Decentralization and the subnational state / Peter K. Spink, Victoria E. Rodríguez, Peter M. Ward, and Robert H. Wilson -- Two centuries of federalism in Brazil, Mexico, and the USA / Lawrence S. Graham and Allison M. Rowland -- The changing institutional capacity of subnational government: toward effective co-governance / Victoria E. Rodríguez, Peter K. Spink, and Peter M. Ward -- Intergovernmental relations and the subnational state: the decentralization of public policy making / Marta Ferreira Santos Farah, Pedro Jacobi, Victoria E. Rodríguez, Peter M. Ward, and Robert H. Wilson -- Government and citizens: the changing nature of civil society / Peter K. Spink, Victoria E. Rodríguez, Peter M. Ward, and Robert H. Wilson -- The past, present, and future of subnational governments and federalism / Peter K. Spink, Peter M. Ward, and Robert H. Wilson -- Notes -- Bibliography -- About the authors and collaborators -- Index.

As many countries around the world grapple with political and market reform, lively debate is growing around questions concerning the conditions under which decentralization policies are called for, which policies and strategies work, and how transferable they are. This timely study looks closely at the possibilities for and limitations of decentralization in industrialized, developing, and former Eastern bloc countries. Of particular interest is Part One of the book, which concentrates on an in-depth analysis of decentralization developments in the new democracies of Central and Eastern Europe. Under the themes of (a) political and administrative development, (b) governance and services, (c) services and revenues, and (d) urban and regional dimensions, the book traces the decentralization experiences of the developing countries, the countries of the former USSR and Eastern Europe, as well as OECD countries. The first such comprehensive study of these issues, this volume also boasts several contributions by ministers and senior officials in charge of local reforms in their respective countries. This timely and important look at current developments in decentralization will be of great interest to students of decentralization, regional development, and the transition from centralized to market economies, and to those responsible for creating and implementing the relevant policy.