Dele Olowu

1.1k total citations
43 papers, 563 citations indexed

About

Dele Olowu is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and Urban Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Dele Olowu has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 563 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 9 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 6 papers in Urban Studies. Recurrent topics in Dele Olowu's work include Local Government Finance and Decentralization (12 papers), Corruption and Economic Development (4 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (4 papers). Dele Olowu is often cited by papers focused on Local Government Finance and Decentralization (12 papers), Corruption and Economic Development (4 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (4 papers). Dele Olowu collaborates with scholars based in Nigeria, Netherlands and United States. Dele Olowu's co-authors include Paul Smoke, James S. Wunsch, Göran Hydén, H. W. O. Okoth‐Ogendo, Siba N. Grovogui, Norbert Kersting, Hellmut Wollmann, Andrew Nickson, Janice Caulfield and O. P. Dwivedi and has published in prestigious journals such as Public Administration Review, Habitat International and Sustainable Development.

In The Last Decade

Dele Olowu

41 papers receiving 395 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dele Olowu Nigeria	14	274	197	146	60	55	43	563
Aaron Schneider United States	11	383 1.4×	202 1.0×	250 1.7×	55 0.9×	40 0.7×	36	648
Francis E. Hutchinson Singapore	11	292 1.1×	254 1.3×	151 1.0×	54 0.9×	33 0.6×	48	650
Herbert H. Werlin United States	11	138 0.5×	227 1.2×	101 0.7×	53 0.9×	139 2.5×	55	521
Simon Commander United Kingdom	9	193 0.7×	218 1.1×	182 1.2×	71 1.2×	23 0.4×	15	596
Daniel Drache Canada	14	206 0.8×	207 1.1×	94 0.6×	44 0.7×	59 1.1×	60	544
Salvatore Schiavo‐Campo United States	13	182 0.7×	134 0.7×	193 1.3×	57 0.9×	19 0.3×	36	525
Habib Zafarullah Australia	12	189 0.7×	169 0.9×	96 0.7×	26 0.4×	31 0.6×	54	467
Marcus André Melo Brazil	18	424 1.5×	436 2.2×	217 1.5×	40 0.7×	66 1.2×	58	865
Martin Shefter United States	12	612 2.2×	446 2.3×	140 1.0×	37 0.6×	48 0.9×	21	914
John Loughlin United Kingdom	13	491 1.8×	185 0.9×	78 0.5×	19 0.3×	45 0.8×	54	662

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20 of 20 papers shown

Olowu, Dele. (2017). Governance and policy relevance of the Nigerian 40-year grassroots revolution: 1976–2016. International Review of Administrative Sciences. 85(4). 726–742. 2 indexed citations

Olowu, Dele, et al.. (2016). State fragility and state building in Africa : cases from Eastern and Southern Africa. Springer eBooks. 10. 249. 5 indexed citations

Olowu, Dele. (2012). The Constitutionalization of Local Government in Developing Countries—Analysis of African Experiences in Global Perspective. Beijing Law Review. 3(2). 42–50. 7 indexed citations

Olowu, Dele. (2010). Civil service pay reforms in Africa. International Review of Administrative Sciences. 76(4). 632–652. 14 indexed citations

Olowu, Dele, et al.. (2002). Better governance and public policy : capacity building for democratic renewal in Africa. 14 indexed citations

Olowu, Dele. (2002). Introduction—Governance and Public Administration in the 21st Century: A Research and Training Prospectus. International Review of Administrative Sciences. 68(3). 345–353. 11 indexed citations

Olowu, Dele. (2002). Capacity building for policy management through twinning: lessons from a Dutch–Namibian case. Public Administration and Development. 22(3). 275–288. 14 indexed citations

Hydén, Göran, Dele Olowu, & H. W. O. Okoth‐Ogendo. (2000). African perspectives on governance. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 50 indexed citations

Olowu, Dele. (1998). Évaluation des politiques de décentralisation en Afrique dans les années quatre-vingt-dix. Revue française d administration publique. 88(1). 517–528. 1 indexed citations

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Olowu, Dele, et al.. (1995). Governance and democratisation in Nigeria. 7 indexed citations

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Olowu, Dele & Paul Smoke. (1992). Determinants of success in African local governments: An overview. Public Administration and Development. 12(1). 1–17. 53 indexed citations

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Olowu, Dele, et al.. (1991). Local institutions and national development in Nigeria. 15 indexed citations

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Grovogui, Siba N., James S. Wunsch, & Dele Olowu. (1991). The Failure of the Centralized State: Institutions and Self-Governance in Africa. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 24(3). 628–628. 44 indexed citations

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Olowu, Dele. (1991). The Literature on Nigerian Federalism: A Critical Appraisal. CrossRef Listing of Deleted DOIs. 21(4). 155–155. 1 indexed citations

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Olowu, Dele. (1990). Lagos state : governance, society, & economy : constitutionalism and development in Nigeria. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations

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Olowu, Dele. (1989). Local Institutes and Development: The African Experience. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines. 23(2). 201–231. 7 indexed citations

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Olowu, Dele. (1989). Local Institutes and Development: The African Experience. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines. 23(2). 201–201. 5 indexed citations

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Dwivedi, O. P. & Dele Olowu. (1988). Bureaucratic Morality: An Introduction. International Political Science Review. 9(3). 163–165. 2 indexed citations

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Olowu, Dele. (1985). Public Administration in Nigeria: a developmental approach by M. J. Balogun London and Basingstoke, Macmillan, 1983. Pp. xi + 308. £5.95 paperback.. The Journal of Modern African Studies. 23(1). 174–176.

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Olowu, Dele, et al.. (1984). Bureaucratic Performance in Developed and Developing Countries: A Review of Recent Literature and Developments. Public Administration Review. 44(5). 453–453. 3 indexed citations

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