Successful reforms need coherent approaches in which a range of stakeholders are willing to share responsibilities and resources in order to achieve the ultimate outcome of poverty reduction in developing countries. This book provides a framework to access intended outcomes generated by decentralization measures implemented in Asian and African countries. It is based on comparative analyses of different experiences of decentralization measures in six developing countries.
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1 Introduction: Why Decentralization Matters? -- 2 Decentralization Debate: Democracy, Development and Collective Action -- 3 Evolution of Decentralization in Uganda: Opportunities, Perceptions and Constraints -- 4 Poverty, Empowerment and the Local Council: Views from the Grassroots -- 5 The Representation of the Disadvantaged: Women, Youth and Ethnic Minorities -- 6 Fiscal Decentralization: Re-centralization by Other Means? -- 7 Decentralized Primary Education: Potential of Community Contributions -- 8 Decentralization and Health Services: Challenge for Public Confidence -- 9 Conclusions: The Way Forward -- Appendix: Methodological Note -- References.
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The world today faces a series of crises, and many observers have started to realize that the root cause of these crises is market capitalism. In such a context, the triple disasters of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear power plant accident hit the north-eastern part of Japan on 11 March 2011. "3.11" has accelerated the long-term structural changes of rural Japan such as depopulation. Nine years since the disasters, one positive sign is the emergence of networks between producers and consumers who are now reciprocally connected. This article pays particular attention to a new monthly delivery package of magazine and food called, Tohoku Food Communication (TFC), first released in July 2013. The experiences of TFC can be interpreted as a fragile yet significant seed to promote social and solidarity economy (SSE). This paper critically examines both possibilities and limitations of SSE, which may contribute to making our society more sustainable than now. Keywords: "3.11"; natural disaster; Tohoku Food Communication (TFC); social and solidarity economy (SSE); sustainability.
