The decentralization policy began with mmd with late benny mwiinga was minister of local government. The paper agrees with the notion that decentralization is indeed a step forward for zambia. Jul 31, 2017 a decentralised public service is widely perceived to more effectively respond to local community needs. A study of the impact of decentralization on access to. Forest management, and the limited decentralization and empowerment of communities to manage and benefit from local resources. It entails the devolution of some budgetary powers to the local authorities.
Decentralization is a complex phenomenon involving many geographic entities, societal actors and social sectors. The times of zambia ndola opinion by coreen chooyemvula substantial progress has been scored in the implementation of the revised national decentralisation policy. Decentralisation has been high on the government of zimbabwes list of stated policy objectives throughout the 22 years since the country attained political independence, but its objectives and nature have changed over time. Mr sata said this during commemorations to mark 100 years of the city of lusaka and the launch of the decentralisation policy, at a colourful ceremony held at the civic centre grounds in lusaka. Its unfortunate that we are still talking about decentralization 20 years later. I wish to reiterate the fact that this is a national policy which embraces all sectors of governance and development. Download pdf decentralization policy implementation in. Decentralization or decentralisation see spelling differences is the process by which the activities of an organization, particularly those regarding planning and decision making, are distributed or delegated away from a central, authoritative location or group concepts of decentralization have been applied to group dynamics and management science in private businesses and organizations. Decentralization in zambias bureaucracy term paper. Three factors 14 help to explain the differences between various forms of administrative decentralization with respect to the objectives which decentralization policy wishes to achieve.
The paper concludes that the governments commitment to implement the decentralization policy as a priority still remains to be seen just how practically the commitment was to be translated into reality or it could just also be another political rhetoric. Decentralization policies are part of vigorous initiatives to support rural development. Review of centralization and decentralization approaches. A decentralised public service is widely perceived to more effectively respond to local community needs. The zambia environmental management agency zema though a critical and important. Clearly, various stakeholders have identified decentralisation as both an urgent and most appropriate solution to enhancing both the governance and development systems in zambia. One of the key health reforms that was implemented in the health sector in zambia is the decentralization of health service provision in 19921993 10 and establishment of an autonomous central. Unicef zambia country programme 20162021 qualitative study of child marriage in six districts of zambia. Thus, the essence of decentralization is the vesting of decisionmaking power in the field offices.
Second, in all cases the central government retains authority over policy and standard setting in order to assure a minimum quality level of public service delivery. It was only in 2002 that the government, under the leadership of the late levy patrick mwanawasa, adopted a comprehensive decentralization policy. Decentralization policy implementation in zambia grin. Zambia implemented an ambitious process of health sector decentralization in the mid 1990s. Separate evaluation country reports were prepared as part of the evaluation. Pdf challenges of decentralization in malawi nelson. Pdf fiscal decentralization in zambia andrew chitembo. What is decentralization and explain its advantages and. Official pdf, 12 pages world bank documents world bank group.
The policy implications are highly relevant, particularly for developing countries. It means centralization of authority once decentralized. Decentralisation in zambia international growth centre. Conception the introduction of the decentralization policy in namibia is a home grown idea. Decentralisation of authority is a fundamental phase of delegation and the extent to which authority is not delegated is called centralisation. Ngos have largely been excluded in resource management such as the crbs under the zambia wildlife authority zawa. Identifying the impact of decentralization may be especially problematic because decentralization programs are. A coherent set of rules must regulate the responsibilities, functions, resources and relationships of the different levels of government. Resource allocation and district performance 1 introduction evaluating health systems performance, health reforms and decentralisation in particular are concerns that are profoundly predominant with both policy makers and health technocrats. Jul 11, 2014 the revised decentralisation policy was launched by his excellency the president, mr michael chilufya sata on 16th june, 20. Decentralization implementation plan dip which serves as the overall. The paper provides an analysis on the decentralization policy implementation process and its challenges in line with stakeholder concerns on its practicality in zambia.
National decentralisation policy for lesotho final draft. Pdf a description of the state of fiscal decentralisation in zambia as at 2012 in view of the countys intent to devolve some public service functions. Decentralisation by devolution will result in a decentralised system of governance within a unitary state of zambia, with the district as the focus for development. Moreover, decentralization can help national government ministries reach larger numbers of local areas with services. National assessment on child care facilities in zambia. System structures and the decentralization in education and examples of. The revised decentralisation policy was launched by his excellency the president, mr michael chilufya sata on 16th june, 20. Since the early 2000s, decentralization has been espoused as a major policy goal of successive zambian governments. Decentralization policy implementation in zambia a reality or mere political rhetoric.
Conception the introduction of the decentralization policy in namibia is a home grown idea not dictated to the country by any foreign. Since decentralization is the transfer of resources, power and authority from the central government to the local authorities, it is often argued that the phenomenon can play a key role in ensuring better development of communities. Producing high quality, relevant and timely policy analysis, policy monitoring, and reform proposals. Sir, the implementation of the decentralisation policy is guided by a detailed. Decentralization policy implementation in zambia publish. Africa publish your bachelors or masters thesis, dissertation, term paper or essay. Specifically, the paper explores the insights of the policy and its feasibility in terms of implementation issues and strategies vital to its successful implementation. Background after about thirty years of a highly centralised one party rule a radical political transformation has occurred in malawi with the introduction of multiparty democracy, and the adoption of a new constitution based on the. Its uniqueness is reflected in the following aspects. Fiscal decentralisation is part of the broader framework of the revised decentralisation policy. Stephen gumboh research paper undergraduate politics international politics region. The analysis of centralization reduction policies in curriculum of. This work which has included establishing a clear policy position on decentralisation, sensitising the public and setting up of implementation structures at all levels, has laid a firm foundation for the rapid implementation of the policy during the years ahead. Policy brief zambia health and wellbeing survey 2014 zambia demographic and health.
This article presents an assessment of the degree of decentralization, called decision space, that was allowed to districts in zambia, and an analysis of data on districts available at the national level to assess allocation choices made by local authorities and some indicators of the. The national decentralisation policy 1 the national decentralisation policy 1. A framework with south asian and west african environmental cases. As a response to the changes in the policy environment, which required the policy to be tailored to address the policy perspectives of the patriotic front pf administration which. As in other postcolonial states, there has been a push toward decentralisation in zambia since independence. Centralization is the opposite of decentralization.
Decentralization policy implementation in zambia by. Decentralization policy implementation in zambia a. Production efficiency, that is the cost and quality of services delivered. The dispersal of authority of decisionmaking to the lower level management is termed as decentralization. This paper outlines the background to decentralized policy in zambia, governance. With the passing of the 2019 local government act, a greater understanding is needed of how decentralization has progressed thus far in zambia and how political economy dynamics have constrained the process.
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