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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT PADEDR 23 1-458 (2003) (Publ. adm. dey.) 23, iti-v (2003) ISSN 0271-2075 Volume 23, Issue Nos. 1—5 CONTENTS ISSUE No. | February 2003 SPECIAL ISSUE Decentralisation and Local Governance in Africa Editorial P. Collins Guest editor’s preface P. Smoke Decentralisation in Africa: goals, dimensions, myths and challenges P. Smoke Fiscal decentralisation in Africa: a framework for considering reform R. Prud’‘homme Sectoral decentralisation and intergovernmental arrangements in Africa M. Andrews and L. Schroeder Local institutional and political structures and processes: recent experience in A D. Olowu Democratic decentralisation of natural resources: institutional choice and transfers in sub-Saharan Africa J. C. Ribot Local economic development: new generations of actors, policies and instruments for Africa A. H. J. Helmsing Decentralisation and poverty reduction in Africa: the politics of local-central relations R. C. Crook The role of external assistance in supporting decentralisation reform L. G. Romeo Decentralisation and local governance: experiences from Francophone West Africa H. M. G. Ouedraogo The challenges of implementing decentralisation: recent experiences in Uganda M. Onyach-Olaa Decentralisation in Zimbabwe: a local perspective D. Conyers ISSUE No. 2 May 2003 Governance conditions, roles, and capacity-building needs in the rebel-held areas of Southern Sudan P. Blunt Conveners as champions of collaboration in the public sector: a case from South Africa CONE TD, FE in siscinceccdcicacldcitasataiadiini cidade den aaa iV VOLUME CONTENTS Nurturing knowledge: the UK Higher Education Links scheme D. A. Eldridge and E. M. Wilson Fighting fiscal corruption: lessons from the Tanzania Revenue Authority O. Fjeldstad Savings from integrating administrative systems of social assistance programmes in Russia L. J. Gallagher, R. J. Struyk and L. Nikonova Managing the impersonal in a personalized public service K. Gretchen ISSUE No. 3 August 2003 Decentralisation and forest management in Latin America: towards a working model A. M. Larson Property tax in Indonesia: measuring and explaining administrative (under-) performance B. D. Lewis Devolution in Uganda: an experiment in local service delivery R. Mitchinson Multilateral development banks, transparency, and corporate clients: ‘public-private partnerships’ and public access to information P. J. Nelson Public administration reform in Vietnam: problems and prospects M. Painter Privatising electric power in Malaysia and Thailand: politics and infrastructure development policy T. B. Smith Abstracts Section S. Allcock ISSUE No. 4 Another lost decade? The future of reform in Latin America C. Santiso Local government decision-making from Kenya and Uganda N. Devas and U. Grant The national integrity system: assessing corruption and reform A. Doig and S. Mclvor An introduction to decentralized cooperation: definitions, origins and conceptual mapping P. Hafteck Measuring decentralisation: the case of Kerala (India) M. S. John and J. Chathukulam VOLUME CONTENTS Partnerships between local governments and community-based organisations: exploring the scope for synergy A. Krishna Abstracts Section S. Allcock ISSUE No. 5 The incidence of local government allocations in Tanzania Management standards and development practice in the South African aid chain L. Bornstein Devolution and outsourcing of municipal services in Kampala City, Uganda: an early assessment F. Golooba-Mutebi Challenges for donor agency country-level performance assessment: a review M. Ireland, J. A. McGregor and D. Saltmarshe The relevance, practicality, and viability of spatial development initiatives: South African case study BRT EETalata. dn sou ctcaona aaa: vee uses cre edgusdueane jaciedaaneataxdad adnsweerd guicinbe taastces Iueewe AaOAa UoeteA we eeave asde a The performance framework: a systems approach to understanding performance management D. Saltmarshe, M. Ireland and J. A. McGregor Ja CATT BLA TG 22,00 Re RED OE Oe aa eE RO See oC ReS ME SR ren res tPmiere Pete ree oe cen es Volume Contents