Urban Governance and Service Delivery in African Cities: The Role of Politics and Policies
Urban Governance and Service Delivery in African Cities: The Role of Politics and Policies
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非洲城市的城市治理和服务提供：政治和政策的作用
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10.1111/dpr.12066
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2014
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D. Resnick
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作者：
D. Resnick
这是联合国大学-发展经济学所赞助的一期特刊的介绍，其重点是与解决撒哈拉以南非洲城市服务提供方面的差距有关的关键治理挑战。首先，由于非洲大部分地区的权力下放政策，服务的提供往往被转移到地方政府。但复杂的行政层级和高度贫困使地方政府无法获得足够的资源。其次，反对党现在控制了一些非洲城市，这种情况被称为“纵向分权”。因此，中央政府并不总是有动力帮助地方政府提高绩效。对塞内加尔、南非和乌干达的案例研究突出了这种动态如何以及何时对城市服务的提供造成问题，并对捐助界提供了重要影响。
type="main"> This is an introduction to a special issue sponsored by UNU-WIDER focusing on key governance challenges related to addressing gaps in urban service delivery in sub-Saharan Africa. First, due to decentralisation policies in much of Africa, the provision of services is often transferred to sub-national authorities. But complex layers of administration and high levels of poverty deprive local governments of adequate resources. Secondly, opposition parties now control a number of African cities, a situation known as ‘vertically-divided authority’. Consequently, central governments do not always have an incentive to help municipal governments improve their performance. Case studies of Senegal, South Africa and Uganda highlight how and when such dynamics become problematic for the delivery of urban services, and offer important implications for the donor community.