Beyond Symbolic Politics:: Reframing the Convergence of Fiscal Decentralization and Political Accountability in Uganda and Thai Municipal Gov'ts - Couverture souple

Kiwanuka, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 6202800399 ISBN 13 : 9786202800396

Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

Decentralization symbolizes an enduring hope for governance in the developing world and has already amassed the favor of the scholarly and policy world. The study explored the conditions under which fiscal decentralization would most likely promote and strengthen political accountability in comparative frameworks of Entebbe and Khon Kaen municipalities of Uganda and Thailand respectively. Comparing two municipals with varying levels of fiscal autonomy, administrative responsibilities and social cultural and political settings provided better understanding of the perceptions of the municipalities’ efforts towards fiscal autonomy and the implications to political accountability. The findings defy theoretical postulations of responsiveness and fiscal autonomy. Responsiveness in municipal governments was found to promote and strengthen fiscal autonomy not the other way around. Relatedly, it was found that the perceived high opportunities for citizen participation in municipal governance do not necessarily imply citizen involvement, and only had partial contributions to the intended empowerment. The plausible conditions for political accountability to happen are recommended.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 6202800399
• ISBN 13: 9786202800396
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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