Institutional strategies for decentralization
By: Benninger, Christopher C.
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ArticleSubject(s): Regional Development | Financial Institutions | Decentralization
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The AdministratorSummary: The author argues that the efforts at area planning and intermediate planning are only institutional mechanisms which led to sharpening the central functions. "Devolation, delegation and deconcentration have been the surrogates of true decentralisation". Circumventing basic issues of local decision-making, local control over administration, local control over technicians and local controls over budgets and resource mobilization will not do good any longer. He, therefore argues for nuturing decentralised institutions. The relationship between bureaucracy and political structure at the district levels should be interactive and participative. Such relationship can be established only through reorientation of
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Issue no: 36(3) Jul-Sep 91, p.13-27 | Available | AR2839 |
The author argues that the efforts at area planning and intermediate planning are only institutional mechanisms which led to sharpening the central functions. "Devolation, delegation and deconcentration have been the surrogates of true decentralisation". Circumventing basic issues of local decision-making, local control over administration, local control over technicians and local controls over budgets and resource mobilization will not do good any longer. He, therefore argues for nuturing decentralised institutions. The relationship between bureaucracy and political structure at the district levels should be interactive and participative. Such relationship can be established only through reorientation of
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