Contribution of decentralized cooperation to decentralization in Africa

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.
1. Overview of the characteristics of decentralized cooperation between Europe and Africa -- 2. The legal framework for enhancing EU-African decentralized cooperation -- 3. Detailed case study of involvements in decentralized cooperation in Africa -- 4. Decentralized cooperation for decentralized governance in Africa - the European perspective -- 5. Concluding remarks and recommendations.

xii, 111 p.

Includes bibliographical references.