LEADER 03497nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910819945403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-51632-1 010 $a9786610516322 010 $a0-8213-6819-2 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-6328-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000225259 035 $a(EBL)459694 035 $a(OCoLC)70707707 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000088066 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11112848 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000088066 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10071366 035 $a(PQKB)10989345 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459694 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10132040 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL51632 035 $a(OCoLC)935270875 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459694 035 $a(The World Bank)ocm62766147 035 $a(US-djbf)14212394 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000225259 100 $a20051228d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aLocal governance in industrial countries /$fedited by Anwar Shah 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, DC $cWorld Bank$d2006 215 $axxvi, 368 pages $cillustrations ;$d23 cm 225 1 $aPublic sector, governance, and accountability series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-6328-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations and Acronyms; CHAPTER 1 A Comparative Institutional Framework for Responsive, Responsible, and Accountable Local Governance; TABLES; FIGURES; CHAPTER 2 Local Government Organization and Finance: Canada; CHAPTER 3 Local Government Organization and Finance: France; CHAPTER 4 Local Government Organization and Finance: Germany; CHAPTER 5 Local Government Organization and Finance: Japan; BOXES; CHAPTER 6 Local Government Organization and Finance: New Zealand 327 $aCHAPTER 7 Local Government Organization and Finance: Nordic CountriesCHAPTER 8 Local Government Organization and Finance: United Kingdom; CHAPTER 9 Local Government Organization and Finance: United States; Index 330 $aThe information revolution, in recent years, has worked as a catalyst to create a globalized yet localized world with local governments playing an ever-increasing role in the domestic and global economy. How these governments will be able to shoulder their responsibilities' especially the delivery of local services more effectively is the concern of this book. The book, edited by Anwar Shah, provides a comparative perspective on international practices in local governance and draws lessons from these experiences to guide future reform. Case studies include the following countries: Argentina, B 410 0$aPublic sector governance and accountability series. 606 $aLocal finance$zOECD countries 606 $aLocal government$zOECD countries 606 $aFinance, Public$zOECD countries 606 $aPublic administration$zOECD countries 615 0$aLocal finance 615 0$aLocal government 615 0$aFinance, Public 615 0$aPublic administration 676 $a336/.0141722 701 $aShah$b Anwar$0125713 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819945403321 996 $aLocal governance in industrial countries$94068057 997 $aUNINA