a. List of Tables b.List of Figures c.List of Boxes d.The Editors and ContributorsForeword - Bakhrom Mirkasimov and Richard PomfretForeword to the SDG Forum - Jeffrey Sachse. Introduction1 Our Main Goal Is Building a Social State for People - Sodyq Safoev2 An Outsider's View of Reforms - Cindy...

It is often claimed that decentralisation is effective for the reduction of poverty due to inherent opportunities for higher popular participation and increased efficiency in public service delivery. This paper is a qualitative assessment of the potential of the Ugandan decentralisation reform...

This paper contributes to providing insights into the impact of decentralisation on poverty. It starts out with an overview of which role decentralisation plays in strategies and policies for poverty eradication and derives economic and political impact channels. It concentrates on the economic...