Decentralisation and service delivery: Lessons from sub-Saharan Africa

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 18-32

  Conyers, Diana ^a  

^a IDS Governance Team ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC SERVICE; SERVICE PROVISION;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33947277812     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2007.tb00334.x     Document Type: Review

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