Decentralization Implementation Plan 2009 - 2013
________________________________________ Ministry of Local Government and Housing Decentralization Secretariat
Lusaka December 2009
©GRZ, Decentralisation Implementation Plan 2009-2013, December 2009 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Republic of Zambia
Decentralization Implementation Plan 2009 - 2013
_____________________________________ Ministry of Local Government and Housing Decentralization Secretariat
Lusaka December 2009
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©GRZ, Decentralisation Implementation Plan 2009-2013, December 2009 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Table of Contents
Acronyms ................................................................................................................................. 5 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 6 1. 1 RATIONALE FOR DECENTRALISATION ...................................................................................... 6 1.2 THE GENESIS OF DECENTRALISATION EFFORT IN ZAMBIA ........................................................... 6 1.3 OUTLINE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ............................................................................... 8 2. MAIN ELEMENTS OF DECENTRALISATION POLICY OF ZAMBIA ......................... 9 2.1 THE GOVERNMENT VISION AND OBJECTIVES FOR DECENTRALISATION .................................... 9 2.2 WHAT DECENTRALISATION IMPLIES ......................................................................................... 9 2.3 PHASES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DECENTRALISATION POLICY ........................................ 10 3. MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE DECENTRALISATION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN12 3.1 AIM OF THE DECENTRALISATION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN