Published in: Technical Paper

THREE DECADES OF DECENTRALIZED LOCAL GOVERNANCE IN GHANA

Author ideg

Published on: February 3, 2019

The promulgation of the 1988 Local Government Law (PNDC Law 207) in Ghana marks the beginning of one of the most comprehensive decentralized local governance reforms in Africa.
Countries such as Uganda, Tanzania, and Sierra Leone visited Ghana to learn about the success of the Ghanaian brand of decentralized local governance and adapted it to suit their contexts. The reforms were meant to transfer power, functions, responsibility, and fiscal human resources from the central government to the local level for development.1 They were also
aimed at giving the local citizens the opportunity to participate in decision-making that affects them.

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