LEADER 02890nam 22006614a 450 001 9910451927803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-56457-1 010 $a9786610564576 010 $a0-8213-6566-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000466081 035 $a(EBL)459693 035 $a(OCoLC)567895120 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000088065 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11121260 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000088065 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10070985 035 $a(PQKB)11686652 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459693 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459693 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10141040 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL56457 035 $a(OCoLC)654307624 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000466081 100 $a20051228d2006 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aLocal governance in developing countries$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Anwar Shah 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (492 p.) 225 1 $aPublic sector, governance, and accountability series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-6565-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1 The New Vision of Local Governance and the Evolving Roles of Local Governments; TABLES; BOXES; FIGURES; Africa; Asia; Europe and Central Asia; Latin America and the Caribbean; Index 330 $aThis book provides a new institutional economics perspective on alternative models of local governance, offering a comprehensive view of local government organization and finance in the developing world. The experiences of ten developing/transition economies are reviewed to draw lessons of general interest in strengthening responsive, responsible, and accountable local governance. The book is written in simple user friendly language to facilitate a wider readership by policy makers and practitioners in addition to students and scholars of public finance, economics and politics. 410 0$aPublic sector governance and accountability series. 606 $aFinance, Public$zDeveloping countries 606 $aLocal finance$zDeveloping countries 606 $aLocal government$zDeveloping countries 606 $aPublic administration$zDeveloping countries 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFinance, Public 615 0$aLocal finance 615 0$aLocal government 615 0$aPublic administration 676 $a320.809172/4 701 $aShah$b Anwar$0125713 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451927803321 996 $aLocal governance in developing countries$91927356 997 $aUNINA