Going local : decentralization and the promise of good governance /

Many developing countries have a history of highly centralized governments. Since the late 1980s, a large number of these governments have introduced decentralization to increase democracy and improve services, especially in small communities far from capital cities. In Going Local, an unprecedented...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Grindle, Merilee, 1945- (مؤلف)
التنسيق: Licensed eBooks
اللغة:الإنجليزية
منشور في: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2009, ©2007.
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=286716
جدول المحتويات:
  • Going local : governance on the line
  • Decentralizing Mexico : a cautious journey
  • Competitive elections and good governance
  • At work in town hall : leadership and performance
  • Modernizing town hall
  • Civil society : extracting benefits and demanding accountability
  • What's new : patterns of municipal innovation
  • The promise of good governance.