Decentralisation Of The Malian Government Essay

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Mali got its reputation of the african exception and “as a model of democracy after free and fair elections in 1991 and 2002 which resulted in peaceful transitions to newly elected presidents.” (Wing) However, the democratisation process made worst an already existing phenomenon of corruption and governance at all levels of the government. Transparency International ranks Mali 118th in 2007. When freedom of expression and accountability of public figures got better, the control of corruption worsen, in particular when it comes to the public sector and judiciary branch of the government. During ATT’s presidency, the government started applying a series of measures to diminish financial and administrative delinquency, especially a reform of public finances and a strengthening of internal and external structures of control. (UNDP ) The lack of decentralisation in Mali is tightly linked to the weak service providing from government institutions. African countries with low levels of urbanisation have been facing problems of control over some areas such as northern …show more content…

President Konare made decentralisation a central aspect of presidency. Unfortunately, ‘Tuareg leaders like Iyad Ag Ghali or Alghabass Ag Intalla, who argued for decentralisation, ultimately seemed to have little interest in the process as they ended up working closely with the central government.’ Furthermore, during President ATT’s regime, decentralisation was not in the political agenda. (Wing) The implementation of decentralisation policies has been a partial failure mainly because of the struggle for power at the local and communal level. ‘Rather than being based on democratic principles, it seems that decentralisation has created new spaces for participation based on clientelistic relations.’

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