Decentralisation and local governance in the Lilongwe district of Malawi

Magister Artium - MA === This research measured the impact of decentralisation on the promotion of good local governance in the Lilongwe District Assembly. The study explored the condition of local governance by examining the status of the facets that underpin local governance namely participation,...

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Main Author: Msewa, Edwin Filbert
Other Authors: Coning, Professor De
Language:en
Published: University of the Western Cape 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11394/1598
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-uwc-oai-etd.uwc.ac.za-11394-15982017-08-02T04:00:04Z Decentralisation and local governance in the Lilongwe district of Malawi Msewa, Edwin Filbert Coning, Professor De Penderis, Sharon Institute for Social Development Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences Decentralization in government Malawi Local government Magister Artium - MA This research measured the impact of decentralisation on the promotion of good local governance in the Lilongwe District Assembly. The study explored the condition of local governance by examining the status of the facets that underpin local governance namely participation, transparency and accountability, gender equity and efficiency. It highlighted dilemmas associated with implementing decentralisation in areas where there are no functioning local institutions and where tendencies of centralisation still loom large. South Africa 2013-07-02T06:47:35Z 2007/04/18 10:12 2007/04/18 2013-07-02T06:47:35Z 2005 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/11394/1598 en University of the Western Cape University of the Western Cape
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topic Decentralization in government
Malawi
Local government
spellingShingle Decentralization in government
Malawi
Local government
Msewa, Edwin Filbert
Decentralisation and local governance in the Lilongwe district of Malawi
description Magister Artium - MA === This research measured the impact of decentralisation on the promotion of good local governance in the Lilongwe District Assembly. The study explored the condition of local governance by examining the status of the facets that underpin local governance namely participation, transparency and accountability, gender equity and efficiency. It highlighted dilemmas associated with implementing decentralisation in areas where there are no functioning local institutions and where tendencies of centralisation still loom large. === South Africa
author2 Coning, Professor De
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Msewa, Edwin Filbert
author Msewa, Edwin Filbert
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title Decentralisation and local governance in the Lilongwe district of Malawi
title_short Decentralisation and local governance in the Lilongwe district of Malawi
title_full Decentralisation and local governance in the Lilongwe district of Malawi
title_fullStr Decentralisation and local governance in the Lilongwe district of Malawi
title_full_unstemmed Decentralisation and local governance in the Lilongwe district of Malawi
title_sort decentralisation and local governance in the lilongwe district of malawi
publisher University of the Western Cape
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