Definition
Devolution refers to a decentralized government systems where some or all arms of government are devolved. Sometimes it merely involves decentralization of some administrative or political structures and retaining of others by the central government. Coordination is where administrative instruments and mechanisms are devised to enhance voluntary or forced organization of tasks to create administrative coherence, reduce lacunae, redundancy, and managerial or implementation overlaps in the public sector. Control describes the capacity of regulatory, compliance, and oversight systems, rules, and legislations in public administration.
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An organizational approach to public administration also deals with the fact that even though the uniqueness of political-administrative systems lie largely on their organizational culture and...
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Onyango, G. (2018). Devolution, Coordination, and Control of Accountability Reforms in Kenya. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3479-1
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