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Breaking Up is Hard to Do: The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Risky Decentralization Drive

November 9, 2015 LPS Initiative

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is in the midst of implementing a big decentralization project. The so-called “découpage”—literally, “cutting up”—has been a long time coming: the decision to subdivide is enshrined […]