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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| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
2009, ©2007.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=286716 |
Table of Contents:
- 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.