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Title: | Good governance and decentralisation at the local level: the case of Malawi |
Author: | Hussein, M.K. |
Year: | 2003 |
Periodical: | Politeia: Journal for Political Science and Public Administration |
Volume: | 22 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 78-93 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Malawi |
Subjects: | popular participation decentralization local government |
Abstract: | The promotion of good governance through decentralization has been centre stage since the advent of multiparty democracy in most developing countries including Malawi. This article examines the decentralized political and administrative institutions in Malawi and determines the extent to which citizen participation is promoted. The major conclusions drawn in the article are that, firstly, structures at the local level are orientated more towards representative local democracy than towards direct democracy. Secondly, the decentralization process tends to feature the district assembly very highly with little clarity on how community-based institutions are integrated into the local government system. Thirdly, the political, socioeconomic and administrative factors prevailing at the local level need to be addressed pragmatically in order to attain the policy objectives efficiently and effectively. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract] |