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by: Kent Eaton, Kai-Alexander Kaiser, Paul J. Smoke
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This volume presents a framework designed to help international
development partners consider the relevance of political economy issues
for their programmatic support to decentralization and local government
reform. The intention is neither to advocate decentralization in
general or in any particular form, nor to presume or privilege any
particular decentralization objective. Instead, the purpose is to
document the potential value of better understanding how (primarily
national and intergovernmental) political and institutional dynamics do
or could affect the scope for realizing decentralization reforms
aligned with commonly advocated service delivery, governance, and
poverty reduction goals.
The underlying premise is that systematic analysis of these issues
can productively complement the dominantly technical diagnostic work
typically carried out by development partners. Specifically,
development partners can benefit from better understanding the
practical significance of motives that drive politicians and
bureaucrats to support or oppose reform at various stages of the
decentralization process, from making an initial reform decision to
detailed design and implementation. In addition, the authors address
how these incentives can weaken, strengthen, or shift in response to
changes in political and economic conditions that arise after reform
begins. A general approach to conducting political economy of
decentralization analysis is outlined, recognizing the need to tailor
such analysis to the particular country context. This volume is based
on literature reviews and knowledge derived from selected country
experiences.
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