Decentralizing Governance : Concepts and Practices.
The trend toward greater decentralization of governance activities, now accepted as commonplace in the West, has become a worldwide movement. Todays world demands flexibility, adaptability, and the autonomy to bring those qualities to bear. In this thought-provoking book, the first in a new series o...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington :
Brookings Institution Press,
2007.
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Colección: | Innovative governance in the 21st century
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; 1. From Government Decentralization to Decentralized Governance; 2. Parallel and Partnership Approaches to Decentralized Governance: Experience in Weak States; 3. Decentralization and Electronic Governance; 4. Local Governments That Perform Well: Four Explanations; 5. Political Decentralization in Africa: Experiences of Uganda, Rwanda, and South Africa; 6. Devolution toward Democracy: Lessons for Theory and Practice from the Philippines; 7. Decentralization, Deconcentration, and Poverty Reduction in the Asia Pacific.