LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISCRETION AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN BURKINA FASO

被引:6
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作者
Mahieu, Sylvie [1 ]
Yilmaz, Serdar [1 ]
机构
[1] World Bank, Africa Dept, Washington, DC 20433 USA
关键词
decentralization; local governance; Africa; Burkina Faso;
D O I
10.1002/pad.579
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
Burkina Faso opted for a progressive approach to decentralization reforms, aiming at building local government capacity first before transferring responsibilities. We employ a diagnostic framework to analyze local government discretion and accountability in Burkina Faso. We find that local governments have a very low degree of discretionary power accompanied with weak accountability towards citizens at all levels. In the political and administrative spheres, the center plays a dominant role in local government affairs leaving little space for discretion. In the fiscal sphere, taxing powers are restricted, while transfers are insufficient and unpredictable, making local financial management extremely difficult. Copyright (C) 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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页码:329 / 344
页数:16
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