decentralization, based on relationships of accountability between different actors in the delivery chain. Moving from a model of … central provision to that of decentralization to local governments introduces a new relationship of accountability …. Only by examining how these relationships change can we understand why decentralization can, and sometimes cannot, lead to …

The report examines the local government sector in Kenya, the reform and decentralization process, and the dynamics of …

decentralization is yet to be followed through with efficient implementation. The Government of Iraq and the World Bank will like to … assess the current status of decentralization and its implications for improving service delivery at the Governorate level …. The objective of the assessment is to take stock of the current state of decentralization in Iraq with a view to …

, especially health, water, and population administration services. One of the objectives of decentralization is to improve the …

One objective of decentralization is to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, quality, equity, accessibility, and …

"While there is extensive knowledge about how to design fiscal decentralization policies, considerably less is … understood about how a decentralization program should be sequenced and implemented. Countries embarking on decentralization … often struggle with decisions about the essential components of decentralization, including the order of an introduction of …