Decentralization And Local Government

To ensure a government to have a better and closer interaction with the public, a new form of relationship between them were formed. The existing of another level of government known as local governments would help to expand this new kind of relationship to bring government closer to its citizen. The relationship also encourage a more inclusive, transparent and accountable form of government. Decentralization and many forms of it literally transferred power from the central government to the lower level of governments in order to make the local governments autonomous. Democratic decentralization mainly is a strategy for government to reform administrative, political and fiscal by transferring power and resources to a lower level of governments that is much closer to the public, which have better understanding and easily influenced the local residents. Besides, it also promote participation from the civil society and enhance local governance development process. According to Wekwete (2014), democratic decentralization …show more content…
It also shows that the local governments share the political functions of governance (Faust & Harbers, 2012). Political decentralization associates with the public participation and civil society in governmental representatives and political decision making. Hence, improving accountability of lower levels government administration to the public (Cheema & Rondinelli (2007). As an example, the election of village councils or state-level institutions to participate in decision making process. This form of decentralization increase the opportunity of the public to involve in their affairs and get used to their freedom. Despite providing a good governance, the opportunities for people to participate in economic, social, and political decision making could enhance the government responsiveness by governmental intervention for meeting social