From Deconcentration to Devolution: Tracking the Historical Trajectory of Democratic Decentralization in Ghana

Prince Osei-Wusu Adjei ()
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Prince Osei-Wusu Adjei: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

A chapter in Democratic Decentralization, Local Governance and Sustainable Development, 2022, pp 3-20 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This book addresses most of the questions on the nexus of democratic decentralization, local governance, and sustainable development with emphasis on Ghana’s past, present experiences and future expectations. The objective is to provide useful reference material for academic discussions, policy-making, and practices particularly in Africa and other developing countries. More specifically in this chapter, attempt is made by the author to answer two relevant questions. First, how is democratic decentralization conceptualized and operationalized? Second, how have Ghana’s decentralization and local governance reforms gravitated from deconcentration towards devolution (i.e. democratic decentralization) over time and across different political regimes? The chapter further examines some conceptual issues about decentralization and its links with sustainable local governance and development.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-12378-8_1

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