While decentralization holds out the promise of increased flexibility and efficiency, the preconditions for realizing it are daunting. To draw lessons for produ

At the end of the twentieth century, academics and policymakers welcomed a trend toward fiscal and political decentralization as part of a potential solution fo

Communities need a holistic approach to address the problems that affect the people at the grass root. The planning of the direct beneficiaries involves decentr

The aims and origins of decentralization are examined and its effects on school flexibility, accountability, and productivity are explored in some depth. Admini