@article{3907436, note = {Includes bibliographical references.}, url = {http://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3907436}, title = {Contribution of decentralized cooperation to decentralization in Africa}, publisher = {UN,}, abstract = {The study highlights that decentralized cooperation can be considered as one of the main strategies and tools for achieving the eight Millennium Development Goal which among other targets, aims at promoting commitment to good governance, development, and poverty reduction through partnerships and collaboration. In this regard, decentralized cooperation is seen as a vehicle for creating lasting North-South, mutually rewarding cooperation that can foster sustainable development. Recent trends, in fact, show an increasing importance of decentralized cooperation and decentralization as more and more essential pillars of the new Euro-African partnership architecture.}, recid = {3907436}, pages = {xii, 111 p.}, address = {[New York] :. 2008-07}, year = {2008}, month = {Jul}, }