Is Devolution a Panacea for Governance Challenges? Views and Perceptions on Zimbabwes Devolution of Power Debate
Zimbabwe has been experiencing a plethora of socioeconomic and political challenges in the post independent era. It has been argued that unequal development that has been experienced is a direct result of poor governance system which concentrates power in the central government. It is in this context that devolution has been put forward as a solution to the current challenges facing the country. Devolution within the confines of this paper refers to the statutory granting of powers from central government to sub-national levels such as provinces, districts or municipalities. The paper seeks to interrogate if indeed devolution is a panacea for governance and developmental challenges that Zimbabwe is currently facing. Employing literature survey, various sources will be consulted and analyzed with the aim of unpacking the devolution concept as well as examining views from countries that have devolved powers to lower spheres of government. The paper is particularly relevant given the currency of the subject in Zimbabwes constitution making process. Debate has been raging in the public space on whether the new constitution should give birth to a devolved state in Zimbabwe. The paper will at the end aim to give sound advice on which way Zimbabwe should go on the devolution issue.
Devolution Decentralisation Good governance Transparency Accountability
MUKONZA Ricky Munyaradzi Chakauya Rumbidzayi
Department of Public Management, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X 9496 Polokwane, 070 School of Public Management and Development, University of Fort Hare, P.O Box 1153 King Williams, 56
国际会议
2012 International Conference on Public Administration(8th)(2012年公共管理国际会议 ICPA)
印度海德拉巴
英文
101-106
2012-10-25（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）