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035 _a(CaPaEBR)ebr10176637
035 _a(OCoLC)191932959
040 _aCaPaEBR
_cCaPaEBR
050 1 4 _aJC355
_b.D383 2007eb
245 0 0 _aDecentralizing governance
_h[electronic resource] :
_bemerging concepts and practices /
_cG. Shabbir Cheema, Dennis A. Rondinelli, editors.
260 _a[Cambridge, Mass.] :
_bAsh Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University ;
_aWashington, D.C. :
_bBrookings Institution Press,
_cc2007.
300 _ax, 326 p. :
_bill.
490 1 _aInnovative governance in the 21st century
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aFrom government decentralization to decentralized governance / G. Shabbir Cheema and Dennis A. Rondinelli -- Parallel and partnership approaches to decentralized governance / Dennis A. Rondinelli -- Decentralization and electronic governance / Guido Bertucci -- Local governments that perform well : four explanations / Merilee S. Grindle -- Political decentralization in Africa : experiences of Uganda, Rwanda, and South Africa / John-Mary Kauzya -- Devolution toward democracy : lessons for theory and practice from the Philippines / Ledivina V. Carino -- Decentralization, deconcentration, and poverty reduction in the Asia Pacific / Peter Blunt and Mark Turner -- Fiscal decentralization and intergovernmental fiscal relations : navigating a viable path to reform / Paul Smoke -- Government decentralization and decentralized governance in Latin America : the silent revolution by the local level / Enrique Cabrero -- Devolution with accountability : learning from good practices / G. Shabbir Cheema -- Decentralization and participatory local governance : a decision space analysis and application to Peru / Derick W. Brinkerhoff, Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff, and Stephanie McNulty -- Challenges to decentralized governance in weak states / Goran Hyden -- Decentralization and legal empowerment of the poor / Naresh Singh -- Decentralizations to promote effective and efficient pro-poor infrastructure and service delivery in the least developed countries / K.H. Wekwete -- Designing decentralized coastal management programs / Kem Lowry -- Issues and best practices in the decentralization of natural resource control in developing countries / William Ascher.
520 _a"Assesses the emerging concepts of decentralization (devolution, empowerment, capacity building, and democratic governance) in different contexts and regions. Details the factors driving the movement, including political changes such as the fall of the Iron Curtain and the ascendance of democracy; economic factors such as globalization and outsourcing; and technological advances"--Provided by publisher.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2013.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aDecentralization in government.
650 0 _aComparative government.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
700 1 _aCheema, G. Shabbir.
700 1 _aRondinelli, Dennis A.
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
830 0 _aInnovative governance in the 21st century.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10176637
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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