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Contents: The Ghanaian country context of decentralisation -- Conceptualizing decentaralisation in a unitary state -- Institutional and legal assessment of decentralisation reforms in Ghana -- managing the image fo the district assembly -- The district chief executive -- Strategic leadership for effective service delivery at the local level -- Organisational framework for implementation of decentralisation reforms -- One step forward: the significance of L.I 1961 in district assemblies capacity building -- Professional career development and performance mamagement at the local level -- Undertaking even and balanced development of Ghana under article 36(2) of the constitution -- Re-centralisation within decentralisation -- participatory budgeting -- District assemblies public accounts committees and district level accountability -- Selecting governance indicators for Ghana -- Decentralisation issues for the consideration of the constitution review commission --