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020			_a9783843389617
050			_aHF148.G45 O86
100			_aOwusu, George.
245			_aDecentralization in Ghana: policy, practice and performance. / _cGeorge Owusu.
260			_aBerlin: _bLap Lambert, _c2011.
300			_a68p.: _bill.; _c23cm.
505			_aContents:General introduction:background and statement of the problem -- Relevance and justification -- Research objectives -- Research question -- Methodology -- Organization of the paper -- Limitations of the research -- Conceptual / analytical framework:Introduction -- Explanation of decentralization -- Theoretical benchmarks -- Practical application of the benchmarks -- Analyzing the benchmark -- Best practices -- Implementation of policy -- Political decentralization policy and practice in Ghana:introduction -- Political decentralization policy in Ghana:introduction -- Policy assessment against benchmarks -- Free, fair and regular election of councilors -- Pluralistic democracy (partisan versus nonpartisan) -- Local government autonomy verses central control -- Election verses appointment of mayors -- Civil society participation in local governance -- Practicing administrative decentralization in Ghana -- Fiscal decentralization in Ghana -- Findings, conclusions and recommendations.
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