Democratising Local Government The South African Experiment

This book offers successful strategies for developing local governments in South Africa to show government officials, politicians, and community organizers how to design and decentralize a local government, budget a local economy, and develop municipal partnerships. The specific challenges of combating poverty, gender inequality, and environmental damage are addressed. A look at the theories of local development and decentralization within the context of the lessons learned in South Africa provides a comparison for developing local governments worldwide.Parnell, Susan is the author of 'Democratising Local Government The South African Experiment', published 2004 under ISBN 9781919713526 and ISBN 1919713522.