Implementing Decentralized Local Governance: A Treacherous Road with Potholes, Detours, and Road Closures

During the past two decades, a silent revolution in public sector governance has swept across the globe aiming to move decision making for local public services closer to the people. The countries embracing and adapting to this silent revolution ha...

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Main Authors:	Shah, Anwar, Thompson, Theresa
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY AD HOC GRANTS ASSIGNMENT OF EXPENDITURES ASSIGNMENT OF TAXES AUTHORITY AUTONOMY BORROWING CAPITAL GRANTS CAPITAL PROJECTS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT POLICY CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS CITIZENS CIVIL SERVICE COMMUNIST CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTIONS CORPORATE INCOME TAX CREDITWORTHINESS DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECISION MAKING DECISION-MAKING DECONCENTRATION DEFICITS DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIZATION DEVOLUTION DISTRICTS DIVISION OF POWERS ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTED OFFICIALS EMPLOYMENT ETHNIC GROUPS EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTS EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES FEDERALISM FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FISCAL FISCAL CAPACITIES FISCAL CAPACITY FISCAL CRISES FISCAL CRISIS FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL EQUALIZATION FISCAL FEDERALISM FISCAL GAP FISCAL GAPS FORMULA BASED TRANSFERS FUEL TAXES GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GOVERNMENT REVENUE GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT ROLE GRANT DESIGN GRANT PROGRAMS HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH SPENDING HOUSING INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS INTERMEDIATE LEVEL GOVERNMENTS LEGISLATORS LEGISLATURE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LEVIES LOBBYING LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL COUNCILS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL REVENUE MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MATCHING GRANTS MOTIVATIONS MUNICIPAL SERVICES MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITY NATIONAL EXPENDITURES NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONS NUISANCE TAXES OPERATING EXPENDITURES POLITICAL CRISIS POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION POLITICAL FEASIBILITY POLITICIANS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PROPERTY TAXES PROPERTY TRANSFER TAXES PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PROVISIONS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOVERNANCE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURES PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES REGULATORY AUTHORITY REPRESENTATIVES REVENUE COLLECTION REVENUE EQUALIZATION REVENUE SHARING REVOLUTION ROADS RURAL PROPERTY SALES TAXES SOCIAL SERVICES STATE ENTERPRISES SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE TAX TAX AUTHORITY TAX COLLECTION TAX RATES TAX SHARING TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL EXPENDITURES TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNFUNDED MANDATES URBAN TRANSPORTATION USER CHARGES GOVERNANCE DECENTRALIZATION IN GOVERNMENT DECENTRALIZATION IN MANAGEMENT REVENUE FISCAL TRANSFERS INCENTIVES GLOBALIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/4983931/implementing-decentralized-local-governance-treacherous-road-potholes-detours-road-closures http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14178