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Decentralization and Local Governance introduces learners to the principles of devolving political, administrative, and financial responsibilities to local levels of government. It covers local governance structures, public participation, resource allocation, accountability, and effective service delivery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This book contains the following topics:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Principles of Decentralization
\n\u2022 Structures of Local Government
\n\u2022 Local Governance and Citizen Participation
\n\u2022 Devolution and Distribution of Political Power
\n\u2022 Local Government Finance and Resource Management
\n\u2022 Local Development Planning and Service Delivery
\n\u2022 Accountability and Good Governance at Local Level
\n\u2022 Challenges and Emerging Issues in Local Governance<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Category:<\/td>\nDiploma Level Book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Publisher:<\/td>\nFinstock Evarsity Publishers<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ISBN:<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Authors:<\/td>\nCPA John Kimani, Dr. James Scott<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pages:<\/td>\n142<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":45533,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[112],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-45530","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-school-of-development-studies-diploma-books","first","instock","downloadable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\nDecentralization And Local Governance in Political Science Diploma Level - Finstock Evarsity Resources<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Decentralization and Local Governance introduces learners to the principles of devolving political, administrative, and 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