2.2 Empowering local authorities: autonomy & accountability
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Recognising LAs as governments in their own right — and not just as implementing agencies on behalf of the central state — raises questions about their autonomy and accountability.
Key variables in explaining its performance as a development actor
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LA autonomyrefers to the ability of LAs to adopt policies, implement programmes and issue regulations on their own initiative limited only by the legality of their actions. |
LA accountabilityis about LAs being responsible for their actions. Three types of accountability mechanisms are here considered: upward, downward and horizontal. |
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There are 3 types of accountability mechanisms for LAs
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