Decentralization And Service Delivery

Aḥmad, Junaid; Devarajan, Shantayanan; Khemani, Stuti; Shah, Shekhar

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-3603

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“…In this environment, politicians focus on making commitments only to narrow groups of voters-in terms of goods that are relevant to and monitorable by such groups-thus adversely affecting general service provision. (Ahmad, et al, 2005;and Keefer and Khemani, 2005).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…A broadly accepted sequencing rule is that functions and responsibilities should be defined first, followed by rules for resource determination. Once expenditure mandates, fiscal and administrative pillars are established, the rules about market access to finance should be clarified and subnational borrowing permitted subject to clearly specified preconditions (Ahmad, et al, 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Second, the center may allow the creation of an enabling environment at the local level, providing appropriate financing, regulation and support to help the local authorities to "learn by doing". Generally, an asymmetric approach may be more consistent with effective devolution and more likely to produce capacity tailored to the specific responsibilities of the local governments (Ahmad, et al, 2005).…”

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Uganda: Managing More Effective Decentralization

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Ahmad²,

Gonzalez³

2006

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This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate.A politically driven and ambitious decentralization program implemented by the authorities since the late 1990s has had mixed results in terms of enhancing service delivery. Paradoxically, concerns with the results of service delivery, partially driven by donors' requirements, have resulted in a deconcentrated system relying on conditional grants and unfunded mandates. This has reduced the incentives, responsibility, and ownership for local authorities to improve service delivery. Crucially, for functions where the local authorities have had full responsibility, better service quality has resulted than in those areas in which there are overlapping responsibilities between the center and the local authorities. JEL Classification Numbers: H20, H77

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2006

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“…In developing countries international organizations have often promoted it as a solution to increase the level of accountability and efficiency (Rondinelli, 1989). The varied benefits are attributed to the fact that, in contrast to standardized national policies, local governments understand better the local problems and can design policies that address local needs more quickly (Oates, 1972;Ahmad et al, 2005). In addition to attracting interest from practitioners, decentralization reforms have also generated considerable academic interest.…”

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The Impact of Ethnic Heterogeneity on Decentralization Perceptions in Romania

Szabo

2017

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While most research on decentralization has focused mainly on the fiscal implications, there is also a need to assess the perceptions of citizens towards the process, perceptions which are likely to differ between different ethnic, religious or cultural groups. Although Romania is one of the largest European countries, research in this area has been very limited. The aim of this paper is to provide preliminary insights into the relationship between ethnic heterogeneity and perceptions of decentralization.Using an experimental research design, the paper examines support for decentralization in Bucharest, the mostly homogenous capital city located in Wallachia, and in Cluj-Napoca, the largest city in Transylvania with a relatively ethnically heterogeneous population. Results suggest that heterogeneous populations seem to be more sensitive to the rhetoric about decentralization.

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“…It is expected that people must form the hub of it, and it should be an inclusive governance framework that integrates the interests of diverse groups of people. The decentralization of power and local government system under globalization is envisaged to formulate plans for local people with diverse needs, implement them with their participation and to have a mechanism that can empower them through a process of capacity building (Abeywardena, 1994;Cheema & Rondinelli, 2007;Ahmad, 2005). Local governance is seen as a means of accommodating local citizens, weaker sections or local communities in governance, development planning, decision making and implementing the same, hence it is more informed of local needs and aspirations and can more efficiently respond to them (Zhou, 2009;Christine & Nandani, 2003).…”

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Local Government Services and Social Margins: The Case of Plantation Community in Sri Lanka

Vijesandiran¹,

Ramesh²

2016

JPL

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Decentralization and local governance have been perceived as an effective tool for efficient, accountable, responsive and impartial public service delivery to all segments of citizens irrespective of ethnicity, race, gender, caste, language, social groupings etc. This paper, thus, throws more light on local government service delivery in the minority regions, especially looking at the status of plantation community in the local governance structures in Sri Lanka. The study finds that although Sri Lanka has adopted decentralized local government system at different levels, it has often been failed to effectively accommodate and address interests of ethno-linguistic minorities -Plantation Tamils. Exclusion of the plantation community in the service delivery of local government authorities has been a significant flaw of local government system which fundamentally challenges the notion of inclusive state, quality of government and democracy. The study particularly explores major factors that preclude plantation community from enjoying local government services. This issue, thus, stems a critical question about their status of citizenship rights and quality of governance in Sri Lanka. This study also may be a reflection of the plight of minorities in other multi-ethnic nations where discriminatory laws and policies affect right to access local governance and democracy.

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Decentralization And Service Delivery

Abstract: The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished.

Cited by 148 publications

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Uganda: Managing More Effective Decentralization

Uganda: Managing More Effective Decentralization

The Impact of Ethnic Heterogeneity on Decentralization Perceptions in Romania

Local Government Services and Social Margins: The Case of Plantation Community in Sri Lanka

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