TITLE: Citizen Participation and Local Government Effectiveness: Evidence from Uganda AUTHOR:
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INTRODUCTION: This paper investigates the determinants of citizen participation in community affairs and the role of citizen participation in the effectiveness of local government in decentralized systems of government. We have formulated two specific research questions: (1) What determines citizen participation? (2) Does citizen participation affect actual performance of local governments? For the second research question we focus on three distinct areas: local financial management, public health, and primary education. This research study aims to quantify and explain the hypothesis that decentralization and greater citizen participation improve local governments’ management and service delivery.
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