OCTOBER 2021

VOlUME 04 ISSUE 10 OCTOBER 2021
Inter-Governmental Relations Between Central Government And Local Government Authorities In Tanzania
Bariki Gwalugano Mwasaga
DOI : https://doi.org/10.47191/ijsshr/v4-i10-33

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ABSTRACT

Tanzania in embarking the decentralization by devolution policy (D by D) as a mechanism of facilitating quick development process through the involvement of people from grass root levels has been carried out through the inter-government relations between the central government and the local government authorities (LGAs). Throughout its implementation there had been a supportive structural set up, including a constitutional mandate for local governments. Also, there has been an increased recognition of LGAs by central and sector ministries as partners rather than subordinate structures. However, the lack of a clear and effective institutional framework to govern the implementation of D by D and the lack of a shared understanding of D by D across ministries and other governmental institutions has made led to structural confusion between the Central government and the Local Government Authorities. Thus, this paper explores the undertakings of the inter-government relations between the central government and the local government authorities (LGAs) in order to forge a way forward for a inclusive and responsive governance in the country.

KEYWORDS:

Decentralisation, central – local relations, governance.

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