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A Cautionary Note for Habitat III: Decentralization can Lead to Centralization

September 29, 2016 LPS Initiative

The New Urban Agenda must take into account the threats of implementation in authoritarian and corrupt states. “Effective decentralization” is listed as one the “main drivers of change to realize the transformative commitments” advocated by […]