Description
| Product ID: | 9781108708869 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Decentralized Governance and Accountability |
| Subtitle: | Academic Research and the Future of Donor Programming |
| Authors: | Author: Erik Wibbels, Jonathan A. Rodden |
| Page Count: | 312 |
| Subjects: | Development studies, Development studies, Aid and relief programmes, Comparative politics, International relations, Political economy, Public international law: international organizations and institutions, Aid & relief programmes, Comparative politics, International relations, Political economy, International organisations & institutions |
| Description: | This book is for those who need a broad overview of contemporary knowledge about decentralized governance and development or are trying to identify gaps in the literature. This volume will be of use to policy practitioners and students in development studies, political economy, and comparative politics. At the end of the twentieth century, academics and policymakers welcomed a trend toward fiscal and political decentralization as part of a potential solution for slow economic growth and poor performance by insulated, unaccountable governments. For the last two decades, researchers have been trying to answer a series of vexing questions about the political economy of multi-layered governance. Much of the best recent research on decentralization has come from close collaborations between university researchers and international aid institutions. As the volume and quality of this collaborative research have increased in recent decades, the time has come to review the lessons from this literature and apply them to debates about future programming. In this volume, the contributors place this research in the broader history of engagement between aid institutions and academics, particularly in the area of decentralized governance, and outline the challenges and opportunities to link evidence and policy action. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-04-14 |
