TY - BOOK AU - Kathyola, Janet ED - Commonwealth Secretarial TI - Decentralisation in Commonwealth Africa: experiences from Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Mozambique and Tanzania SN - 9781849290449 U1 - 352.283KAT PY - 2011/// CY - London PB - Commonwealth Secretarial KW - Decentralisation in government N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - The aim of a well-designed decentralisation programme is to deliver effective services to all citizens and to deepen democracy through active popular participation in local governance. Through detailed case studies of decentralisation policies in five sub-Saharan African countries-Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Mozambique and Tanzania. This book examines the challenges presented, lessons learned, and recommends ways to improve policy implementation ER -