Local Government Administration In Eastern And Southern Africa – 9780627043185

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Local government in eastern and southern Africa has come to be recognised as central to the meaningful facilitation of democracy, good governance, service delivery, sustainable development and effective public sector reform. Over recent decades, decentralisation has become a defining feature of governance across the continent, yet the realities of its implementation remain complex and uneven. Local government administration in eastern and southern Africa offers a comprehensive, comparative exploration of local governance across nine diverse countries: Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Tanzania. This book highlights both the promise and complexity of decentralisation, participatory democracy and developmental local government. Through an integration of comparative analysis, empirically grounded case studies and emerging best practices, the text draws lessons from successes and setbacks to provide readers with robust conceptual frameworks and evidentiary support to enhance the role of local government as a pivotal arena for democratic consolidation, social justice and inclusive development.