LEADER 04197nam 22006494a 450 001 9910457893903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-85660-2 010 $a9786610856602 010 $a0-8157-1390-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000347465 035 $a(EBL)296555 035 $a(OCoLC)476065953 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000135786 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11157939 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000135786 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10064787 035 $a(PQKB)10172983 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC296555 035 $a(OCoLC)156858723 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse35316 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL296555 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10176637 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL85660 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000347465 100 $a20070417d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aDecentralizing governance$b[electronic resource] $eemerging concepts and practices /$fG. Shabbir Cheema, Dennis A. Rondinelli, editors 210 $a[Cambridge, Mass.] $cAsh Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University ;$aWashington, D.C. $cBrookings Institution Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (337 p.) 225 1 $aInnovative governance in the 21st century 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8157-1389-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $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. 330 $a"Assesses the emerging concepts of decentralization (devolution, empowerment, capacity building, and democratic governance) in different contexts and regions. Details the factors driving the movement, including political changes such as the fall of the Iron Curtain and the ascendance of democracy; economic factors such as globalization and outsourcing; and technological advances"--Provided by publisher. 410 0$aInnovative governance in the 21st century. 606 $aDecentralization in government 606 $aComparative government 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aDecentralization in government. 615 0$aComparative government. 676 $a320.404 676 $a352.3/67 701 $aCheema$b G. Shabbir$0898683 701 $aRondinelli$b Dennis A$0120992 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457893903321 996 $aDecentralizing governance$92470733 997 $aUNINA