Decentralisation and local governance in Mozambique: the challenges of promoting bottom-up dynamics from the top down

Maschietto, Roberta Holanda

doi:10.1080/14678802.2016.1153306

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“…Dickovick and Wunsch (2014) concluded that although the legal, fiscal, and administrative authorities can be increased in local authorities there can still be fewer achievements in other dimensions of governance, including autonomy, accountability, and capacity. This is mainly because central government is usually interested in retaining power, functions and revenue generating streams rather than redistributing to lower levels of government (Maschietto, 2016). Despite the assumption that decentralization would encourage local populace to be more "willing to participate and possibly be ready to pay taxes" study findings show that "decentralization policy suffer adverse financing constraints" and poor implementation strategies (Mushemeza, 2019, p.11).…”

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Constraints in Implementing Decentralisation in Zambia

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Mwanaumo²

2022

int.jour.sci.res.mana.

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Purpose: Against a backdrop of Zambia’s continued weak economic conditions and with many local authorities, experiencing declining local revenues and financial performance, this paper presents a synthesis of the local government turnaround findings. It aims to identify the constraints to decentralization and recovery strategies based on the evidence provided by pragmatic research. Design/methodology/approach: The questionnaire survey was carried out over a period of two weeks from sixth to 20 May 2019. 120 questionnaires were distributed via online to all 120 respondents using purposive and critical case sampling. The questionnaire was created and deployed using free online software (kobotoolbox) to the 120 critical case and purposively selected respondents. Out of 120 respondents 103 responded creating a survey response rate of above 85%. Findings: The research found that the major constraints in implementing decentralisation included; Continued delay to release decentralised functions by central government; lack of political will from central government; failure to implement the agreed decentralised structure by central government; failure to relinquish some revenue streams to local authorities; governments unclear policy guidance on decentralization; lack of a standardised system as well as a monitoring mechanism; and failure to generate adequate own revenue by local authorities. Research implications: This research assumes a significant role in formulation of policy for local government tier and could provide a basis for further research in this area as well as designing policies for an improved local government fiscal system. Practical implications: this study adds pragmatic perspectives towards resolving revenue problems faced by Zambia’s local authorities. Originality/value: This paper compiles facts and offers practitioners an evidence-based view through investigating Zambia’s local government economic structure, analyzing forces underlying them and examining their consequential cultural interplay. Keywords: Decentralisation; Local Authority; Local Revenue

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Constraints in Implementing Decentralisation in Zambia

Tembo

Mwanaumo²

2022

int.jour.sci.res.mana.

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“…These results suggest the need of a robust framework for predicting the ceiling, and the need to design and implement clear "Policy Anchors", such as fiscal adjustment targets to guide the framework and subsequent adjustments. (2013-2015) 181,200 201,472 225,903 CFMP (2014-2016) 190,212 211,763 239,253 CFMP (2015) 248,807 252,170 289,139 CFMP (2017-2019 272,289 Last previewed value in CFMP 181,200 190,212 248,807 252,170 272,289 Actual budget 160,132 199,327 171,670 220,588 177,138 Actual as %age of predicted (%)…”

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Republic of Mozambique Agriculture Public Expenditure Review

2019

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and Trade (MIC); and local governments in country for excellent collaboration, including organization of the various missions and meetings, and provision of the information and inputs requested. Finally, the team would like to thank all the contacts in the various public ministries, departments, agencies, non-governmental agencies, and donor organizations who have contributed to and otherwise supported the development of this review. Special appreciation is conveyed to the counterpart Technical Team of this study, namely: from MASA, the former director of DPCI, Ilidio Massinga, for his leadership during the conceptual stage; DPCI's current director, Delfim Vilissa, as well as Acubar Batista (Minister's advisor) and Fatima Bibi. From MITADER, the Director of Rural Development/MITADER Olegário Banze and his team members, and the FNDS Administrator, Júlio Costa and his team, for their useful comments and contributions, and for their support during consultations and completion. Appreciation is extended to Júlio Filimone from MEF, Virgilio António from MOPHRH, Alberto Macia from MITADER, Tomé Sualei from MIC, Fernando Momade and Castilho Bande from MIMAIP and other staff members of the above listed ministries who provided information/inputs for the elaboration of this study. Appreciation is also expressed to officials from other key stakeholder groups who collaborated in providing useful information, feedback and insights on the results of this study. These stakeholder groups included the other related Government Ministries (especially the Ministry of Land, Environmental, and Rural Development/MITADER; the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF); the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC); the Ministry the Sea, Interior Water and Fisheries (MMAIP); and the Ministry of Public Works, Housing, and Water Resources); the Authorities and other stakeholders from three Provinces (Gaza, Manica and Nampula) who were consulted; the Technical officers from the development partner agricultural working group (Agriculture and Rural Economic Development-AGRED); and representatives from the private sector, civil society, and academia. iii Appreciation is expressed to: (i) the Department of International Development of the United Kingdom (DFID), for providing funding support and technical advice throughout the study (together with the complementary study, "Strategy for Expanding the Role of the Private Sector in Transforming the Agrarian Sector"), under the leadership of Shahnila Azher (Team Leader) Catriona Cluna, and Sérgio Dista; (ii) FAO for making available valuable human resources and technical backstopping, in particular Alberta Mascaretti (Chief, Africa Region) and Olman Serrano (Country Representative); and (iii) AGRA, through it's country representative, Paolo Mole, for its continued collaboration and for providing useful insights.

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“…14.Maschietto (2016) has observed how a conflict that arose from the reconfiguration of local governance and contradictions caused as a consequence overshadowed the implementation of decentralisation in Mozambique.…”

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From Pre-Colonial Past to the Post-Colonial Present: The Contemporary Clan-Based Configurations of Statebuilding in Somalia

Ingiriis¹

2018

Afr. stud. rev.

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Abstract:This article is driven by an empirical paradox over where Somalia came from (pre-colonial clan-states) and where it ended up (return to pre-colonial clano-territorial conflicts). Existing academic studies on contemporary Somalia, which were supposed to provide critical analysis, continue to applaud the creation of clan-states within the failed state of Somalia. Based on a variety of unique primary sources, this article offers a new perspective on the current state formation processes occurring in the purview of the Somali State. Somali clans are determined to come to terms with the state collapse by averting the return to political power of the detested military regime, which was led by one clan-based leadership that tended to terrorize other rival clans and denied any equal power- and resource-sharing framework. Conceptualizing the contemporary Somali state as similar to pre-colonial clan-sultanates, this article argues that contemporary Somalis are reverting to a pre-colonial realm where each clan had its clan sultan seeking for a clan-state of its own right. Where else do clan-states compete against each other in entering into “treaties” with external entities intent on exploiting war-torn Somalia as tabula rasa? It is towards the objective of answering this question and of providing a better understanding of the Somali conflict that this article is offered to add a comparative empirical understanding of the different trajectories of state formations in Somalia.

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Decentralisation and local governance in Mozambique: the challenges of promoting bottom-up dynamics from the top down

Cited by 6 publications

References 15 publications

Constraints in Implementing Decentralisation in Zambia

Constraints in Implementing Decentralisation in Zambia

Republic of Mozambique Agriculture Public Expenditure Review

From Pre-Colonial Past to the Post-Colonial Present: The Contemporary Clan-Based Configurations of Statebuilding in Somalia

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