Publication
2002
This paper argues that the development of a working regional government is the key to development in sub-Saharan Africa. According to the author, the building of development-oriented local government structures that provide a wide range of services are essential if poverty is to be reduced. The author concludes that poverty reduction in all African agricultural exporting countries should be achieved primarily through agriculturally-based development, in which local government must play a role in promoting local economic development, coordinating the intersectoral activities and bridging the service gap between national and local level; this can be achieved only by means of gradual political, institutional and fiscal decentralization.
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Author | Uwe Otzen |
Series | DIE Briefing Paper |
Issue | 5 |
Publisher | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) |
Copyright | © 2002 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) |