Enderta Woreda is located in Tigray National Regional State .the Woreda secured self-rule with the enactment of TNRS constitution in 1998. The Constitution has granted political administrative and financial authority. the political dimension of authority enabled the Wo... Lees meer.

Over the last two decades there has been a worldwide trend towards decentralization of power and resources to lower tiers of governments especially in developing countries. Even though the motives for doing so are diverse mostly it is considered as a political reactio... Lees meer.

Tropical deforestation and rural poverty are among the major apprehensions of developing nations in the 21st century. The protectionist paradigm that had dominated nature conservation since the 19th century is replaced by a strong notion that poverty reduction and envir... Lees meer.

This book presents studies which analyze the consequences of decentralization on forest conditions and livelihoods in Uganda Kenya Tanzania and Ethiopia. Institutional policy and economic analysis is employed to understand failure and success stories.... Lees meer.

Immediately upon controlling the reigns of power the EPRDF government has brought substantial transformation in political socio-economic and institutional arrangement of the Ethiopian state. As a result the current government embarked on the process of decentralizati... Lees meer.

Decentralization has gaining currency as a strategy to promote private sector investment at local government units. In ethnically divided society however it has a number of challenges in promoting the sector development. Elite capture preferential treatment and favo... Lees meer.

Dissatisfied with centralized approaches to giving local public services in general and education service in particular a large number of countries are decentralizing responsibility for these services to lower level governments. Decentralization moves decision-making... Lees meer.

Examines the impact of federal restructuring in Ethiopia upon regional and ethnic conflict. This book examines the impact of the federal restructuring of Ethiopia on ethnic conflicts. The adoption of ethnic federalism in Ethiopia was closely related with the proble... Lees meer.

Fiscal decentralization has formed an important component of recent institutional innovation being widely adopted in many countries. But in the empirical literature there is little agreement in its effect on a number of policy goals. Accordingly this study aims at e... Lees meer.

The 1991 government change in Ethiopia ushered in a centralised system of governance aimed to bring about harmony and cooperation between different groups and to promote local self-rule. It has proceeded in two phases. 1991-2001 centred on creating and powering Nation... Lees meer.

Today decentralization becomes a fashion policy choice across the world regardless of the level of economic advancement. Both developed and developing countries institutionalized decentralization so as to deliver efficient and quality social services such as education... Lees meer.

Today most polities especially federal countries are opted in the process of decentralization in general and fiscal decentralization in a particular. Fiscal decentralization provides local governments inter alia with some discretionary fiscal powers which in turn pla... Lees meer.

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Towns are crucial catalysts of development particularly for developing countries like Ethiopia. As noted by Rondinelli 1983 towns and small cities become essential nodes of trade and commerce in a larger network of market centers that provide more diversified and hig... Lees meer.

For the last two decades many developing countries have adopted decentralization so as to improve service delivery.Fiscal decentralization is one of the dimension of decentralization which give power to local governments to mobilize their revenue sources. But urban gove... Lees meer.