TY - BOOK ID - 30509531 TI - The political economy of decentralization in Sub-Saharan Africa : a new implementation model in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, and Senegal AU - Dafflon, Bernard. AU - Madiè€s, Thierry. PY - 2012 SN - 1299160387 0821396145 0821396137 PB - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Local finance KW - Decentralization in government KW - Fiscal policy KW - Finance, Public KW - Intergovernmental fiscal relations KW - Economic aspects KW - Federal-state fiscal relations KW - Fiscal relations, Intergovernmental KW - State-local fiscal relations KW - Cameralistics KW - Public finance KW - Tax policy KW - Taxation KW - Centralization in government KW - Devolution in government KW - Government centralization KW - Government decentralization KW - Government devolution KW - County finance KW - Finance, Local KW - Township finance KW - Government policy KW - Federal government KW - Currency question KW - Economic policy KW - Political science KW - Central-local government relations KW - Local government KW - Public administration KW - Grants-in-aid KW - Law and legislation KW - Public finances UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30509531 AB - For the past two decades, experiments in decentralization and federalization havebeen developing in Africa, Asia, and the formerly communist states of EasternEurope. Many of the powers previously in the hands of the central governmentor its deconcentrated structures have been transferred to lower government layers.Additionally, local governments are gradually emerging as development actors.Whatever the reasons for decentralization, the transfer of new functions to localgovernments can be substantive, at least in intent.The Political Economy of Decentralization in Sub-Saharan Africa offers a ne ER -