RURAL GOVERNMENT CAPACITY: INSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY AND LOCAL LEADERSHIP

J. Norman Reid

No 277597, Staff Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Governmental capacity consists of three major components. First, institutions at all levels, central, local, public, and private, must have sufficient authority to undertake their assigned roles. Second, adequate financing is necessary to implement governmental responsibilities. Third, good leadership is needed to assure that authority and resources are used wisely. Governments seeking to decentralize must consider many fundamental issues regarding allocations of authority and finances, the strength of local leadership, and the structuring of central institutions.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Political Economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23
Date: 1984-06
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.277597

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