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The Difficult Road to Local Autonomy in Yemen: Decentralization Reforms between Political Rationale and Bureaucratic Resistances in a Multi-party Democracy of the Arabian Peninsula

In: Decentralization in Developing Countries

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  • Leonardo G. Romeo
  • Mohamed El Mensi

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This insightful study examines the decentralization experiences from 15 countries in different regions of the world. All of these countries have actively attempted to decentralize, or continue to do so, and have faced obstacles serious enough to either derail or significantly delay their decentralization objectives.

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  • Leonardo G. Romeo & Mohamed El Mensi, 2011. "The Difficult Road to Local Autonomy in Yemen: Decentralization Reforms between Political Rationale and Bureaucratic Resistances in a Multi-party Democracy of the Arabian Peninsula," Chapters, in: Jorge Martinez-Vazquez & François Vaillancourt (ed.), Decentralization in Developing Countries, chapter 15, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    1. Maria‐Louise Clausen, 2020. "Decentralization as a strategy of regime maintenance: The case of Yemen," Public Administration & Development, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 40(2), pages 119-128, May.

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