Synonyms
Decentralization; District chief executive; Local governance; Partisan;
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Decentralization involves the transfer of political authority, power, and resources from the central government to local spheres of government. In Ghana, it involves transfer of political authority to metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies.
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A political subdivision of a nation state, which is constituted by law and has substantial control of local affairs, including the powers to impose taxes or to extract labor for prescribed purposes. In Ghana metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies are by law mandated to control local affairs of the citizens
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Is a strong support of a group of people for political party activities directed at the success or failure of a scheme or a plan.
- District Chief Executive::
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District Chief Executive is the local government. In Ghana, District Chief Executive is appointed by the president; therefore, he is the local...
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Adams, S., Agomor, K.S. (2020). Decentralization, Partisan Politics, and National Development in Ghana. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3843-1
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