Decentralization and Local Development in the Adamawa Region, Northern Cameroon: A SWOT Analysis of the Implementation Process

Abstract

Beijing Law Review tralization, and doesn't capitalize its human, material, natural and diplomatic resources to improve its autonomy and management. Considering the fact that the general decentralization allocation is around 7% of state revenue transferred to RLAs, far beneath the 15% of what is previewed by the General Code of RLAs on the one hand, and that some deconcentrated administration authorities are sluggish in transferring other competencies, this approach has to be revised not only in the Adamawa region, but in all the other regions of Cameroon. If decentralization has to be effective and productive as a policy in the next 10 years. Regional and local authorities are not just beneficiaries, but most consider themselves more as actors of this implementation process and undertake initiatives for its effectiveness.