Decentralisation in Namibia: A Case Study of the Erongo Region

Authors

  • Anne Larsen Aalborg University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5278/ojs.ijis.v1i0.195

Abstract

This article gives a general understanding of decentralisation focusing on
the context in which decentralisation is planned and implemented. A conceptualisation of the ‘African state’ is developed and analysed in order to understand the difficulties in applying a European concept in an African context. A case study of regional planning in the Erongo region is used to illustrate how the decentralisation process in Namibia is influenced by the African state in terms of the pace and direction of decentralisation.

Author Biography

Anne Larsen, Aalborg University

Current master’s student at the Research Centre on Development and International Relations
(DIR)

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Vol. 1: The Interdisciplinary Journal of International Studies - 2003

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