The role of local government in national development in Africa

Abstract

The necessity for modern society to organize itself in order to combat common ills has led to the establishment or strengthening of governments. As the problems grew more complex - mainly due to the anabolism of wants - governments have also grown and become more and more complex with the result that their own structuring financing, staffing and policies have posed difficult problems. In consequence, new disciplines like political science, public administration, public policy-making and public finance have sprung up and are now flourishing.