Publication
Oct 2008
This policy brief argues that early support to local governance in fragile states is vital for enabling socio-economic development in the countryside. According to the authors, such support lays the seeds for local democratization, improves the legitimacy of reform by strengthening local service delivery, and recovers the relationship between the central state and marginalized populations.
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Author | Helene Maria Kyed, Lars Engberg-Pedersen |
Series | DIIS Policy Briefs |
Publisher | Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) |
Copyright | © 2008 Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) |