book chapter
Decentralization and democratic governance
Resources, rights, and cooperation | 2010 | Pages: 4
Publisher(s): international food policy research institute (ifpri)
Open Access
Citation
CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi). 2010. Decentralization and democratic governance. In Resources, rights, and cooperation: A sourcebook on property rights and collective action for sustainable development, CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi). Decentralization, Chapter 6, Pp. 193-196. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
Decentralization is often part of a number of related policy reforms, in which central government agencies transfer rights and responsibilities to more localized institutions. Although there are a number of different types of reforms that are sometimes referred to as “decentralization,” most call for some kind of greater organized involvement of local people.