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Decentralisation and rural development: The role of the public and private sectors in the provision of agricultural support services

Year of publication 1997

Pages 11

Author Lawrence D. Smith

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Decentralisation is unlikely to prove a panacea for weak central government but decentralised government could do more to create an enabling framework for private sector provision of services previously provided by the state.

Language English

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