Train4dev (2011) Harmonisation, Decentralisation and Local Governance. Administrative Decentralisation (participants kit)

This participants’ kit focuses on deepening participants’ knowledge on administrative decentralisation across and within sectors.It introduces concepts like deconcentration, delegation, development and divestment, the subsidiarity principle and multi-level governance.

The session raises awareness that the assignment of functions and responsibilities to different government levels can vary from one sector to another, depending on the characteristics of each specific sector and the national context, thus leading to a sector-specific mix of deconcentration, delegation and decentralisation.

It also presents several instruments for shaping administrative decentralisation and making it work in practice, such as the legal and regulatory framework, arrangements for inter-administrative relations, coordination mechanisms, shared responsibilities, regional cooperation structures and human-resource solutions.

You can access the full agenda of the training: http://capacity4dev.ec.europa.eu/event/training-course-harmonisation-decentralization-local-governance