Decentralisation in Uganda
Title | Decentralisation in Uganda PDF eBook |
Author | Elijah Dickens Mushemeza |
Publisher | |
Pages | 78 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Decentralization in government |
ISBN | 9789970567119 |
Decentralization and Development Partnership
Title | Decentralization and Development Partnership PDF eBook |
Author | Fumihiko Saito |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 277 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 4431539557 |
Decentralization - an essential pillar of institutional reform - is of critical importance in developing countries, particularly in regard to democratization, effective development, and good governance. Uganda, since 1986 and the start of decentralization measures under Yoweri Museveni and the National Resistance Movement, has represented one of the most serious commitments in Sub-Saharan Africa. With the benefit of extensive fieldwork, Fumihiko Saito demonstrates how conflict resolution, information dissemination, and encouragement of the many and varied stakeholders to form partnerships are critical to successfully bringing services "closer to the people. Decentralization and Development Partnerships: Lessons from Uganda goes beyond theory to compare academic assumptions to the reality of decentralization implementation in modern Uganda. Although the process is by no means free of difficulties, Saito concludes that a "win-win" outcome is a real possibility.
Decentralization in Uganda
Title | Decentralization in Uganda PDF eBook |
Author | Gina M. S. Lambright |
Publisher | Firstforumpress |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Decentralization in government |
ISBN | 9781935049326 |
Why do some African local governments perform well, while others fail to deliver even the most basic services to their constituents? Gina Lambright finds answers to this question in her investigation of the factors that contribute to good and those that result in ineffective institutional performance at the district level in Uganda. Examining the conditions under which local populations are able to shape the performance of their local governments, she adeptly combines quantitative analysis across 56 Ugandan district governments with in-depth case studies of Lira, Mpigi, and Bushenyi.
Decentralisation and Transformation of Governance in Uganda
Title | Decentralisation and Transformation of Governance in Uganda PDF eBook |
Author | Nakanyike Musisi |
Publisher | |
Pages | 372 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN |
Uganda?s decentralization policy is one of the most ambitious and radical in sub-Saharan Africa. A long tradition of local government already existed in Uganda in 1986 when the National Resistance Movement came to power, so when the Presidential Policy Statement on decentralization was issued in 1992, it only formalized and articulated the Ugandan government?s commitment to the decentralized system of governance. This commitment was subsequently strengthened and maintained through the provisions of the 1995 Uganda Constitution. Decentralisation led to the devolution of broad powers of administration and implementation to the districts, leaving the centre with responsibility for matters of defence, and law and order. This book examines the decentralization project after it has been in place for a number of years and deals with relevant crucial issues. Delius Asiimwe is a Senior Research Fellow at the Makerere Institute of Social Research, Uganda. Nakanyike B. Musisi is the Executive Director of the Makerere Institute of Social Research, Uganda.
Handbook on Decentralisation in Uganda
Title | Handbook on Decentralisation in Uganda PDF eBook |
Author | Sylvester Wenkere Kisembo |
Publisher | Fountain Publishers |
Pages | 170 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN |
This handbook sets out the relevant legislation, and explains the rationale behind the policy. It presents the legal framework of the local government system, and discusses the pertaining acts of parliament. The areas covered are: the legal framework for local government; the local governments act, 1997; good governance indicators; financial management; intergovernmental fiscal relationships; accountability; human resource management; and procurement at local government level.
Democratic Decentralisation in Uganda
Title | Democratic Decentralisation in Uganda PDF eBook |
Author | Søren Villadsen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN |
Constitutional Law, Democracy and Development
Title | Constitutional Law, Democracy and Development PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas Karekona Singiza |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 2020-09-30 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780367660727 |
Uganda, like many African countries in the 1990s, adopted decentralisation as a state reform measure after many years of civil strife and political conflicts, by transferring powers and functions to district councils. The decision to transfer powers and functions to district councils was, in the main, linked to the quest for democracy and development within the broader context of the nation state. This book's broader aim is to examine whether the legal and policy framework of decentralisation produces a system of governance that better serves the greater objectives of local democracy, local development and accommodation of ethnicity. Specifically, the book pursues one main aim: to examine whether indeed the existing legal framework ensures the smooth devolution process that is needed for decentralised governance to succeed. In so doing, the book seeks, overall, to offer lessons that are critically important not only for Uganda but any other developing nation that has adopted decentralisation as a state-restructuring strategy. The book uses a desk-top research method by reviewing Uganda's decentralisation legal and policy frameworks.