Under appropriate conditions, all forms of decentralization can play important roles in broadening participation in political, economic and social activities in developing countries. Where it works effectively, decentralization helps alleviate the bottlenecks in decision making that are often...

The most of the community-based development activities are carried out through agencies of the central government and provincial councils in the Sri Lanka. Theoretically, the local authorities are considered to be the third branch in the administrative structure. If the third branch...