The past, present, and future of decentralisation in Africa: A comparative case study of local government development trajectories of Ghana and Uganda

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 620-634

  Awortwi, Nicholas ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decentralisation; Ghana; Local government; Uganda

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958535859     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2010.514451     Document Type: Article

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