Analysing Decentralization Policies in Developing Countries: a Political‐Economy Framework

Rondinelli, Dennis A.; McCullough, James S.; Johnson, Ronald W.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-7660.1989.tb00340.x

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“…Wüstenhagen et al [40] argue that a top-down approach at the central government level may inhibit the acceptance of a technology at the local level. Despite the advantages of decentralization, Rondinelli et al [41] have pointed out the fact that decentralization may be problematic if local institutions in a decentralized administration lack the expertise, know-how and management capacity to administrate the services. Indeed, numerous studies have shown that the scarcity of expert know-how on Renewable Energies (RE) can affect the sustainability of off-grid PV systems [35,42,43].…”

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Sustainability of Off-Grid Photovoltaic Systems for Rural Electrification in Developing Countries: A Review

Féron

2016

Sustainability

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Abstract:A review on rural electrification programs and projects based on off-grid Photovoltaic (PV) systems, including Solar Pico Systems (SPS) and Solar Home Systems (SHS) in Developing Countries (DCs) was conducted. The goal was to highlight the main multidimensional drawbacks that may constrain the sustainability of these systems. Four dimensions of sustainability (institutional, economic, environmental and socio-cultural) were considered in this review. It was found that institutional flaws (such as the scarcity of durability/stability and enforcement of formal institutions, weak regulations or standards, incomplete decentralization/participation and the lack of institutional adaptability) seriously compromise the sustainability of rural electrification efforts in DCs. While the lack of an effective focalized subsidy scheme (e.g., cross-tariff scheme) for the electricity tariffs of the poor population often made projects economically unsustainable, the scarcity of environmental awareness, regulations or incentives has often turned presumably clean energy technologies into environmentally unsustainable projects. Progress regarding social acceptance, accuracy and cultural justice is urgently needed for ensuring the socio-cultural sustainability of rural electrification efforts in DCs. This review may help stakeholders to identify and (based on prior experiences) address the most severe drawbacks affecting the sustainability of rural electrification efforts in DCs.

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Sustainability of Off-Grid Photovoltaic Systems for Rural Electrification in Developing Countries: A Review

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2016

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“…Many authors argued that this setup will improve the quality of poor peoples; effectiveness of governance and authorities becomes more accountable towards people needs (Blair 2000;Crook and Manor 1998;Manor 1999;Rondinelli et al 1989).…”

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Decentralization initiatives, Economic and Community Development in Pakistan

Ahmad¹,

Talib²

2010

IJTEF

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Abstract-The aim of this research is to give brief overview and introduction of community participation and Decentralization initiatives in Pakistan. Decentralized governmental system provides more room for community to participate and decides in collective manner for self improvement. History of Community development projects, structure of government before and after Decentralization, importance of collective action and government seven point agenda is part of this paper. Data was collected from 7 union councils of District Abbottabad of Khyber Paktunkhawa through questionnaire using stratified random sampling technique. Results reveals that Community based projects are more sustainable than that of projects implemented by local government.

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“…Various scholars in political science, public administration and development studies have defined decentralization as transference of authority and responsibility from center to peripheries; delegation of decision-making powers to locally established governance units; placement of authority with responsibility; removal of number of functions from the center and place them in the peripheries (Linder, 2009;Cheema & Rondinelli, 2007;Brancati, 2006;Kassahun & Tengegne, 2004;Conyers, 1999). Both Cheema and Rondinelli, simply define decentralization as the transfer of authority, responsibility, and resources-through de-concentration, delegation, or devolution-from the center to lover level of administration (Cheema & Rondinelli, 2007;Rondinelli et al, 1989). According to Bolleyer and Tharlarson (2012), decentralization is the removal of core resources from the center to place them at lower levels of a multi-tiered governance system, whether these resources are fiscal, jurisdictional, or administrative.…”

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Decentralization as a Tool for Ethnic Diversity Accommodation: A Conceptual Analysis

Yusoff¹,

Sarjoon²,

Hassan³

2016

JPL

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With the increase of ethnic conflicts and ethnic groups' mobilizations for ethno-nationalism to secure and share state power, the concept of decentralization has also been getting attention in ethnically plural countries, and many of them have taken advantages of adopting decentralization policies for the empowerment of diverse groups in their state cum nation-building process. Similarly, the requests and supports for the adaptation of different forms of decentralization as to accommodate number of political and administrative demands and claims emerging from different ethnic groups within a country has also increased in the recent past. This has induced the researcher and international actors to develop different definitions, interpretations, and objectives for decentralization on its ethnic diversity accommodation perspective. This paper attempted to conceptualize the decentralization as a tool for ethnic diversity accommodation through reviewing the existing literary definitions, explanations and with researchers' interpretive arguments. The finding reveals that decentralization initiatives, like other impacts, in number of ways, contributes to accommodate rights, interests, needs and claims of competing ethnic groups, especially of ethnic minorities and accommodate them within the larger political system and their local attachments. However, the success of this process highly depends on the mechanisms adopted for sharing powers and responsibilities; the nature, subject and decree of decentralized power; and the willingness of authorities to allow the groups to exercise those powers, with other factors.

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Analysing Decentralization Policies in Developing Countries: a Political‐Economy Framework

Cited by 290 publications

References 37 publications

Sustainability of Off-Grid Photovoltaic Systems for Rural Electrification in Developing Countries: A Review

Sustainability of Off-Grid Photovoltaic Systems for Rural Electrification in Developing Countries: A Review

Decentralization initiatives, Economic and Community Development in Pakistan

Decentralization as a Tool for Ethnic Diversity Accommodation: A Conceptual Analysis

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