Local governance in developing countries [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Anwar Shah

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (492 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.809172/4
• Soggetto topico: Finance, Public - Developing countries; Local finance - Developing countries; Local government - Developing countries; Public administration - Developing countries
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ShahAnwar
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Local governance in developing countries
• ISBN: 1-280-56457-1; 9786610564576; 0-8213-6566-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451927803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Public sector governance and accountability series.