Reviews recent lessons about decentralized governance and implications for future development programs and policies.

A Brookings Institution Press and Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation publication The trend toward greater decentralization of governance activi

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

Offers new research on the vital importance of institutions, such as presidential term-limits in the African democratisation processes.

Exploring the capacity and impact of decentralization within European health care systems, this book examines both the theoretical underpinnings as well as prac