Going Local : Decentralization, Democratization, 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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Grindle, Merilee Serrill (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2014
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Local government > Mexico.
Decentralization in government > Mexico.
Local government.
Decentralization in government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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.

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