Testing the boundaries of Zimbabwe's fiscal decentralisation for urban councils

<p>There is a realisation that urbanisation has overstretched the ability and efforts of central governments to serve from the centre, thus, giving rise to the search for a robust decentralisation policy that vests urban local governments with some level of autonomy.1 It is in this context tha...

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Main Author: Marumahoko, Sylvester
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Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_2655_1306474131
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topic Urbanization
Decentralization
Zimbabwe
Local government
Service delivery.
spellingShingle Urbanization
Decentralization
Zimbabwe
Local government
Service delivery.
Marumahoko, Sylvester
Testing the boundaries of Zimbabwe's fiscal decentralisation for urban councils
description <p>There is a realisation that urbanisation has overstretched the ability and efforts of central governments to serve from the centre, thus, giving rise to the search for a robust decentralisation policy that vests urban local governments with some level of autonomy.1 It is in this context that decentralisation has become critical in order to sufficiently respond to the varied service delivery challenges brought about by increasing urbanisation. However, all efforts to capacitate urban councils through the process of decentralisation are futile if the urban local governments lack the necessary financial means to fulfil their responsibilities.</p>
author Marumahoko, Sylvester
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title Testing the boundaries of Zimbabwe's fiscal decentralisation for urban councils
title_short Testing the boundaries of Zimbabwe's fiscal decentralisation for urban councils
title_full Testing the boundaries of Zimbabwe's fiscal decentralisation for urban councils
title_fullStr Testing the boundaries of Zimbabwe's fiscal decentralisation for urban councils
title_full_unstemmed Testing the boundaries of Zimbabwe's fiscal decentralisation for urban councils
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