Building strong local government through networks between state and non-governmental (religious) institutions in africa

Olowu, Bamidele

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-162x(199910)19:4<409::aid-pad93>3.0.co;2-r

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“…Free movement of capital between and within countries means that cities can compete for foreign investment, a task once monopolised by central governments. Moreover, globalisation is compelling many governments to focus attention on strategic issues of national economic and political management while leaving routine management of cities and communities to LGs, private, religious and philanthropic institutions which have demonstrated their effectiveness in these areas (Hyden, 1983;McCarney, 1996;Robinson and White, 1998;Olowu, 1999a;WHO, 2002).…”

Section: Factors Motivating Democratic Decentralisation In Africamentioning

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Local institutional and political structures and processes: recent experience in Africa

Olowu

2003

Public Admin & Development

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Democratic decentralisation is a stated goal of many African countries, but there are considerable institutional and political challenges involved in making it a reality. Even where official government decentralisation programmes are underway, many central agencies may be reluctant or unwilling to share significant powers with local governments. Overcoming local elite capture and generating genuine local participation can also be extremely difficult. This article reviews basic institutional and political mechanisms intended to facilitate effective decentralisation and intergovernmental fiscal relations, including legal, constitutional, fiscal and managerial reforms. It also explores the challenges of developing institutional mechanisms for hierarchical control and internal accountability which are potentially subject to considerable abuse. Particular attention is given to the development of external accountability through local elections, appropriately defined local government structures and operations, appropriately sized local government jurisdictions and various direct voice mechanisms that have been used to various degrees in Africa.

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Section: Factors Motivating Democratic Decentralisation In Africamentioning

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Local institutional and political structures and processes: recent experience in Africa

Olowu

2003

Public Admin & Development

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“…However, a fine balance will be required here. Too large a role played by central governments can result in stifling initiative and creativity at the grassroots (Samoff, 1990;Smoke and Lewis, 1996;Olowu, 1999).…”

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Partnerships between local governments and community‐based organisations: exploring the scope for synergy

Krishna

2003

Public Admin & Development

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The utility of both local governments and community-based organisations can be considerably enhanced when these agencies work in partnership with one another. Different roles will be played by local governments and community organisations in different types of partnership arrangements. Distinguishing among these roles helps allocate responsibilities better among the partner agencies, and it is also helpful for scheduling implementation, devising appropriate capacity building programmes and designing suitable accountability mechanisms. An analytical framework to help with these tasks is developed and presented in this article.

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“…More detailed analysis and assessment of particular aspects of network functioning have been alluded to -but in all cases, more detail, more sharing of experience, and more research is needed. There is still little assessment of CHAs that links to the existing large body of work on (social) networks in health care, or the work on health systems governance (Blanchet and James 2012;Olowu 1999;Willis et al 2002). There are further lessons that can be learnt about the functioning of CHAs, that could have relevance to other networks (faith-based or not), and would be especially relevant to the many health systems in Africa and elsewhere where FBHPs are prevalent.…”

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Network development for non-state health providers: African Christian health associations

Dimmock¹,

Olivier²,

Wodon³

2017

Development in Practice

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Substantial effort has been put into forming and strengthening national networks of non-state, non-profit health providers in lower-to middle-income contexts. Christian health associations (national umbrella networks of faith-inspired health providers) were first established in the 1950s, and are currently present in an estimated 23 of the 54 countries in Africa. The establishment of CHAs was equally encouraged by faith-based health providers, governments, and external stakeholders. CHAs look different in each context, but perform similar roles: networking diverse institutions and facilities together into a loose system; and establishing a more cohesive sector to simplify and strengthen advocacy and engagement with the government.

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Building strong local government through networks between state and non-governmental (religious) institutions in africa

Cited by 5 publications

References 9 publications

Local institutional and political structures and processes: recent experience in Africa

Local institutional and political structures and processes: recent experience in Africa

Partnerships between local governments and community‐based organisations: exploring the scope for synergy

Network development for non-state health providers: African Christian health associations

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