Preface / Asfaw Kumssa -- Introduction / Walter O. Oyugi -- ch. 1. Centre-local relationship and the role of NGOs in fostering good governance and local development in Zambia / Gervase Maipose -- ch. 2. The role of NGOs in fostering good governance and development at the local level in Ghana / Joseph R.A. Ayee -- ch. 3. The role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in fostering good governance and development at local levels : the case of Uganda / Rose Bakenegura Namara -- ch. 4. Decentralized management of social services delivered by NGOs and the Government in Tanzania / Gasper K. Munishi -- ch. 5. The role of NGOs in Namibia with particular emphasis on regional and local governance and development / Gerhard Tötemeyer -- ch. 6. The role of NGOs in fostering development and good governance at local level : the experience of Kenya / Walter O. Oyugi -- ch. 7. Politics at the margins : community based organizations and local governance in Nigeria / Said Adejumobi and Dele Seteolu.

vi, 155 p. : charts, tables

Editor: Walter O. Oyugi.
Includes bibliographical references.

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