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Johnston, Alan

Dr. Alan Johnston is a Research Associate at the Center for Applied International Development Studies (CAIDS) at Texas Tech University and Ecole Nationale d'Economie Appliquee, Dakar.

Decentralization and the Implementation of Rural Development in Senegal
1989 0-88946-183-X
Deals with the issue of decentralization in a Third World context. Examines the implementation of rural development policy in Senegal from the perspective of those who provide vital linkage between the center and the rural population; discusses the role played by the rural councilors; elaborates the linkages between government agents and the rural councils; and assesses the effectiveness of the system in implementing rural development.