TY  - BOOK
AU  - Boko,Sylvain Hounkponou
TI  - Decentralization and reform in Africa
SN  - 1402071183 (alk. paper)
AV  - HJ7935.7 .B65 2002
U1  - 320.8/0966 21
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Kluwer Academic Publishers
KW  - Fiscal policy
KW  - Africa, West
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Decentralization in government
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-130) and index; Ch. 1; Decentralization: definitions, theories and debate; 1; Introduction; 2; Types of Decentralization; 2.1; Administrative Decentralization; 2.2; Political Decentralization; 2.3; Fiscal Decentralization; 2.4; Economic or Market Decentralization; 3; The Theoretical Debate on Decentralization; 4; Can Decentralization Destabilize Economic Reform? --; Ch. 2; The General Structure of Decentralization in Mali and Ghana; 1; Overview; 2; Mali; 2.1; The Country at a Glance; 2.2; The Political Environment; 2.3; Economic Development; 2.4; Constitutional Reforms and the Structure of Decentralization; 2.5; Structure of Local Representation; 2.6; Powers and Responsibilities of the Various Levels of Government; 3; Ghana; 3.1; The Country at a Glance; 3.2; The Political Context; 3.3; The Economic Context; 3.4; The Current Macroeconomic Situation; 3.5; The Background to the Current Decentralization Process; 3.6; Constitutional Reforms and Decentralization; 3.7; The Configuration of Local Government and Governance; 3.8; On Local District Finances and the Creation of a Common Fund; 3.9; Of the Influence of Central Government on Local Affairs --; Ch. 3; The General Structure of Decentralization in Burkina Faso and Benin; 1; Burkina Faso; 1.1; The Country at a Glance; 1.2; Political Environment and Economic Context; 1.3; Constitutional Reform and Decentralization in Burkina Faso; 1.4; The Structure of Decentralization in Burkina Faso; 1.5; Configuration of Local Leadership; 2; Benin; 2.1; A Brief Historical Background; 2.2; Current Economic Conditions; 2.3; Constitutional Requirements and Decentralization in Benin; 2.4; Decentralization, Deconcentration and Intergovernmental Relations; 2.5; The Configuration of the Decentralized Sub-national Governments; 2.6; On the Particular Status of the Three Largest Cities --; Ch. 4; The General Structure of Fiscal Decentralization in Four African Countries; 1; General Considerations; 2; Designing a Fiscal Decentralization Program; 3; The Role and Impact of International Development Aid; 4; The Structure of Fiscal Decentralization in Mali; 4.1; Intergovernmental and International Transfers and Decentralization in Mali; 5; The Structure of Fiscal Decentralization in Ghana; 5.1; Grants-in-aid; 5.2; Recurrent Expenditure Transfers (or Personnel Emoluments); 5.3; Ceded Revenue; 5.4; District Assemblies' Common Fund; 5.5; On the Fiscal Decentralization Project (Ministry of Finance) in Ghana; 6; The Structure of Fiscal Decentralization in Burkina Faso; 6.1; Intergovernmental and International Transfers and Decentralization in Burkina Faso; 7; The Structure of Fiscal Decentralization in Benin; 7.1; Intergovernmental and International Transfers and Decentralization in Benin --; Ch. 5; Empirical Evidence on Fiscal Decentralization in Four African Countries; 1; Understanding the Data; 2; Quality Indicators of Fiscal Decentralization; 3; The Quantitative Indicators; 3.1; The Municipal Development Program Methodology; 3.2; Sub-National Tax Recovery; 3.3; Sub-National Tax Autonomy; 3.4; Sources of Local Communities' Revenue; 3.5; Local Communities Expenditures --; Ch. 6; The Macroeconomic Impacts of Fiscal Decentralization; 1; General Considerations; 2; Statistical Evidence on Intergovernmental Coordination Failures; 3; Analyzing the Data; 3.1; Graphical Analysis; 3.2; Regression Analysis --; Ch. 7; Conclusions and Recommendations; 1; On the Fiscal Strength of Local Communities; 2; Some Suggestions on Improving Intergovernmental Fiscal Coordination; 3; On Local Government Borrowing Capabilities; 4; The importance of Associating Local Governments to Central Government Decision-making Process; 5; Final Remarks
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