| Democracy and Decentralisation in South Asia and West Africa: Participation, Accountability and Performance Contributor(s): Crook, Richard C. (Author), Manor, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521631572 ISBN-13: 9780521631570 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $79.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Political Science | World - General |
| Dewey: 352.283 |
| LCCN: 97052669 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.45 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a study of whether setting up democratic local councils in four developing countries (Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Bangladesh and India) actually makes any difference to the popularity, responsiveness and effectiveness of local government and administration. The authors make an important contribution to current debates about "good governance" and whether decentralization can provide better services for the mass of the population--the poor and the disadvantaged in rural areas. The book is comparative, and based on detailed local fieldwork and popular surveys. |