Ministerial directives to local government in Zimbabwe: top-down governance in a decentralized constitution

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dc.contributor.authorChigwata, Tinashe Calton
dc.contributor.authorMuchapondwa, Varaidzo Violet
dc.contributor.authorde Visser, Jaap
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-04T06:31:58Z
dc.date.available2017-07-04T06:31:58Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractUrban and rural local authorities constitute the lowest tier of Zimbabwe's multilevel system of government. These local governments have a constitutional "right to govern" that must be exercised within the constitutional, legislative and policy framework. Under the old constitutional order, the national government could supervise urban local authorities, for example by issuing policy directives to ensure that these authorities governed in a manner that enabled them to deliver on national and local goals. This article examines this supervisory instrument, the powers it gives the national government, its use in practice and its relevance under the new constitutional order. The main argument is that supervisory instruments, such as the power to issue policy directives to local governments, are necessary in any multilevel system of government. However, such supervisory powers must be balanced with the need for local autonomy, to allow local governments to deliver on their service delivery obligations and development mandate.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationChigwata, T. C. et al. (2017). Ministerial directives to local government in Zimbabwe: top-down governance in a decentralized constitution. Journal of African Law, 61(1): 41-56en_US
dc.identifier.issn0021-8553
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/3030
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021855317000079
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author-version of the article published online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021855317000079
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectZimbabween_US
dc.subjectLocal governmenten_US
dc.subjectDecentralisationen_US
dc.subjectSupervisionen_US
dc.subjectDirectiveen_US
dc.titleMinisterial directives to local government in Zimbabwe: top-down governance in a decentralized constitutionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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