Decentralization as a Precondition for Local Development: The case of Guinea-Bissau - Softcover

Monteiro, Taino J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 6209561063 ISBN 13: 9786209561061

Verlag: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2026

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Decentralization has been promoted as a pathway to effective governance and local development, yet in Guinea-Bissau the legal framework established for it has remained unimplemented for more than twenty-nine years. This book argues that meaningful local development cannot occur without empowered municipal governments and examines why decentralization has repeatedly stalled. It traces the historical roots of centralization from Amilcar Cabral ’s development vision through the PAIGC single-party regimes (1974–1994) to the democratic era, showing how power and resources remained concentrated in Bissau while rural populations were marginalized. It also assesses recent efforts supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), particularly the creation of participatory planning institutions (IPCCs) in Cacheu and Gabu regions, as preliminary steps toward reform. The analysis identifies persistent obstacles—politicization of public administration, fiscal centralization, and weak institutional capacity—compounded by elite resistance.

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Taino João Monteiro is an independent researcher and development practitioner from Guinea-Bissau. For sixteen years he has designed and implemented development initiatives with national institutions, focusing on governance, sustainable development and local capacity. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

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• Verlag: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 6209561063
• ISBN 13: 9786209561061
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 56
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: preigu GmbH & Co. KG; mail@preigu.de; ; Lengericher Landstr. 19; Osnabrück; Niedersachsen; 49078; Deutschland