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Local Governance: This refers to the provision of political leadership to the people at the local/grassroots level. It implies the act whereby institutions of government make policies and provide public goods to the people at the local level.
Public Service: This refers to the entirety of services made available to citizens by the government and it is usually not for profit-making purposes.
Service Delivery: This implies the provision of certain services to a given people over a period of time. It is the provision of healthcare, sanitation and water services, electricity supply, among others, to a group of people.
Introduction
Across the African continent, governance at the local levels is as devastating as what is tenable at the national level, sometimes, even worse. While national governments have bulk of the responsibility to ensure the welfare of citizens, it is however...
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Idowu, H.A. (2020). Local Governance and Public Service Delivery in Ghana and Nigeria. 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_4012-1
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