Decentralization and democratic governance

CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi). 2010. Decentralization and democratic governance. In Resources, rights, and cooperation: A sourcebook on property rights and collective action for sustainable development, CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi). Decentralization, Chapter 6, Pp. 193-196. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154241

Decentralization is often part of a number of related policy reforms, in which central government agencies transfer rights and responsibilities to more localized institutions. Although there are a number of different types of reforms that are sometimes referred to as “decentralization,” most call for some kind of greater organized involvement of local people.