Decentralization in Namibia

by Don Boudreaux on May 10, 2006

My wife, Karol’s, important research into the sources of, and obstacles to, entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa continues. She just returned from an 11-day visit to Namibia. Here’s her most-recent dispatch from the field, offering evidence that decentralization of decision-making authority is the way to go.

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WMCW May 10, 2006 at 9:21 pm: "decentralization of decision-making authority is the way to go." I agree based on my experience in rural southamerican territory. I think that Federal or provincial governments intervention generate negative externalities, high transaction costs and distortions. These inefficiencies represent an increase in opportunity cost for local poor people.
good luck. get descentralized and free from parasites.
Dawit Seyum July 7, 2006 at 1:01 pm: Decentralizaation perse is nothing but academic discourse. Infact the world bank argues that Decentarlization has redeemed Ethiopia from disintegration/ Infact service delivery is improved in Addis Ababa; Regionaal in efficiency and suboptimality should be measured for income and economy before we praise it