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100			_aHulst, Rudie
245			_aFifteen years after decentralization by devolution: political-administrative relations in Tanzanian local government
260			_c2015
300			_ap.360-371.
362			_aDec
520			_aOne of the professed goals of the 1998 Tanzanian Local Government Reform Program, entailing substantial decentralization, was to provide for a democratic administrative set up in local government. Elected local councils were invested with responsibilities for a wide range of policy sectors and services; the local administrative staff, formerly recruited and instructed by central government, would be appointed by and accountable to the local councils. A well-functioning local politico-administrative system was considered paramount to improve service delivery and ensure control of decision making by the local community. This article reports on research into the relations between councilors and administrators in two Tanzanian municipalities. Overall, these relations were found to be tense and full of discordance, caused by clashing role perceptions and mutual distrust. The research suggests that the main factor underlying the behavior and attitudes of councilors and administrators is the very system of public administration, which ﾗ despite the ambitions expressed in the Local Government Reform Program ﾗ remains very centralistic in charac
650			_aDecentralization - Tanzania
650			_aLocal government - Tanzania
650			_aLocal government
700			_aMpenzi, Deogratias
700			_aMafuru, Wilhelm
773			_aPublic Administration and Development
909			_a110321
999			_c110316 _d110316