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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| 505 | 0 | |a 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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