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Decentralization has been a popular strategy for improving public service delivery, yet it has often failed to live up to its promise. Successful implementation requires the central government to develop new roles which are supportive of decentralization because local institutions generally lack the technical ability and the funds necessary to perform their new functions. Education decentralization...
The paper analyzes the process of capacity development in a sample of Colombian local governments which resulted from a strategy of state decentralization initiated in the mid-1980s. The central message of the study is that competition for political office opened the door to responsible and innovative leadership that, in turn, became the driving force behind capacity building efforts. More widespread...
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