Debunking the local government malaise under the decentralization policyin Uganda: an analytical treatise

Several years have passed since Uganda approved decentralization both as a tool of good governance and as a policy of poverty reduction however many regions and districts in the country, including the city authorities, continue to stagger in poverty and development melancholy. Studies...

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Main Author: Julius, Chama
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Published: Kabale University Interdisciplinary Research Journal (KURJ) 2023
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/1105
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description Several years have passed since Uganda approved decentralization both as a tool of good governance and as a policy of poverty reduction however many regions and districts in the country, including the city authorities, continue to stagger in poverty and development melancholy. Studies conducted at the local/district level show that high levels of poorness and underdevelopment remain. This development paradox is the subject of this article. A review of the current literature and interviews with stakeholders in local government institutions in Uganda, unveil that conflicts, limited resources and continued fragmentation of districts by politicians have been impediments to progress. Hindrances also included the socio-economic and the political. It also portrays gerrymandering and a decrepit state of affairs. This study suggests the sovereignty of local governments, expansion of resource bases through robust methods such as taxation and the institutionalization of public sector reform programs to ensure a sustainable base for social services delivery
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spelling oai:idr.kab.ac.ug:20.500.12493-11052024-01-17T04:44:11Z Debunking the local government malaise under the decentralization policyin Uganda: an analytical treatise Julius, Chama Decentralization in government Local government policy-making Decentralization in government, Uganda Several years have passed since Uganda approved decentralization both as a tool of good governance and as a policy of poverty reduction however many regions and districts in the country, including the city authorities, continue to stagger in poverty and development melancholy. Studies conducted at the local/district level show that high levels of poorness and underdevelopment remain. This development paradox is the subject of this article. A review of the current literature and interviews with stakeholders in local government institutions in Uganda, unveil that conflicts, limited resources and continued fragmentation of districts by politicians have been impediments to progress. Hindrances also included the socio-economic and the political. It also portrays gerrymandering and a decrepit state of affairs. This study suggests the sovereignty of local governments, expansion of resource bases through robust methods such as taxation and the institutionalization of public sector reform programs to ensure a sustainable base for social services delivery Kabale University 2023-04-11T10:59:39Z 2023-04-11T10:59:39Z 2022-12 Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/1105 en Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ application/pdf Kabale University Interdisciplinary Research Journal (KURJ)
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Debunking the local government malaise under the decentralization policyin Uganda: an analytical treatise
title Debunking the local government malaise under the decentralization policyin Uganda: an analytical treatise
title_full Debunking the local government malaise under the decentralization policyin Uganda: an analytical treatise
title_fullStr Debunking the local government malaise under the decentralization policyin Uganda: an analytical treatise
title_full_unstemmed Debunking the local government malaise under the decentralization policyin Uganda: an analytical treatise
title_short Debunking the local government malaise under the decentralization policyin Uganda: an analytical treatise
title_sort debunking the local government malaise under the decentralization policyin uganda an analytical treatise
topic Decentralization in government
Local government policy-making
Decentralization in government, Uganda
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