Assessing decentralisation is a challenging but necessary task if it should continue as a reform strategy: Reflections from the systematic review by Sumah, Baatiema, and Abimbola.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.01.009
Abstract: We read with interest a recent publication in Health olicy where Sumah et al. [1] conducted a systematic eview of the “impacts” of decentralisation on healthelated equity. This is as a highly-welcomed contribution o better… read more here.
Keywords: sumah; systematic review; decentralisation; assessing decentralisation ... See more keywords
Explaining the persistence of “decentralisation” of education in Egypt
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2021.102357
Abstract: Abstract This study examines how and why decentralisation remained central to education reform in Egypt over the period 1990–2016 despite the mixed outcome at both the national and international levels. Three decentralisation models were examined:… read more here.
Keywords: decentralisation education; persistence decentralisation; education; decentralisation ... See more keywords
Opening the black box of the municipal government: exploring the lived experiences of local public servants with citizen participation and decentralisation in The Netherlands
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DOI: 10.1017/s0047279425101050
Abstract: Citizen participation and empowerment are high on the political agenda of Western European welfare states. They are often pursued through processes of decentralisation with an appeal to ‘place-based’ working. Existing research focuses on citizen experiences… read more here.
Keywords: municipal public; opening black; public servants; decentralisation ... See more keywords
Political decentralisation and the spatial distribution of infant mortality in less developed nations
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2024.2348587
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper focuses on political decentralisation as an institutional determinant of the level and spatial distribution of infant mortality rates (IMR). At the national level, we show that political decentralisation is linked to lower… read more here.
Keywords: infant mortality; spatial distribution; political decentralisation; decentralisation ... See more keywords
Does regional decentralisation preserve the spirit of federal polity in India?
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2024.2441222
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper investigates the impact of multidimensional elements of decentralisation, intergovernmental grants and centre–state polity on economic growth, employing both spatial and non-spatial techniques. We use a balanced panel dataset encompassing 14 non-special category… read more here.
Keywords: federal polity; spirit federal; decentralisation; preserve spirit ... See more keywords
Educational decentralisation and students’ academic achievement: a cross-cultural analysis
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DOI: 10.1080/03055698.2021.1942793
Abstract: Educational decentralisation has been implemented globally. However, few studies have compared the effects of different decentralisation strategies on students’ academic achievement in diverse cult... read more here.
Keywords: educational decentralisation; academic achievement; achievement cross; decentralisation ... See more keywords
Knowledge Capabilities of Local Government in the Context of Decentralisation in Ukraine
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DOI: 10.1080/18146627.2018.1559701
Abstract: Abstract There is an increasing actualisation of the knowledge component of the institutional capacity of local self-government authorities in Ukraine within ongoing decentralisation. The issue that arises concerns the officials’ knowledge sufficiency to generate and… read more here.
Keywords: local government; knowledge; knowledge capabilities; decentralisation ... See more keywords
Impact of decentralisation of antiretroviral therapy services on HIV testing and care at a population level in Agago District in rural Northern Uganda: results from the Lablite population surveys.
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DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihx006
Abstract: Background We conducted unlinked cross-sectional population-based surveys in Northern Uganda before and after antiretroviral therapy (ART) provision (including Option B+ [lifelong ART for pregnant/breast-feeding women]) at a local primary care facility (Lira Kato Health Centre… read more here.
Keywords: hiv testing; northern uganda; decentralisation; art ... See more keywords
South African health decentralisation: requiring contextually intelligent leaders
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DOI: 10.1108/eemcs-12-2016-0230
Abstract: Subject area Public Health; Leadership; Organisational Development; Organisational Behaviour; Public Administration Management. Study level/applicability Postgraduate level for honours or masters programmes in courses on public health; executive leadership and management programmes; MBA level. Case overview… read more here.
Keywords: contextually intelligent; case; south african; decentralisation ... See more keywords
An examination of the relationship between urban decentralisation and transit decentralisation in a small-sized US metropolitan area
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DOI: 10.1177/0042098015626687
Abstract: Many scholars point to urban decentralisation as a key contributor to transit’s decline in the USA during the 20th century. This paper examines the link between decentralisation and transit by testing the scholarly argument that… read more here.
Keywords: decentralisation transit; metropolitan area; urban decentralisation; transit ... See more keywords
Interrogating Decentralisation in Africa
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DOI: 10.19088/1968-2017.110
Abstract: What are the smaller stories hidden within the larger trends on governance in Africa, and to what extent has decentralisation affected change in these areas? What are the factors that keep local government reforms from… read more here.
Keywords: decentralisation; decentralisation africa; interrogating decentralisation; ids bulletin ... See more keywords