decentralization, democratization, and the promise of good governance /
First Statement of Responsibility
Merilee S. Grindle.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Woodstock :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Princeton University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xvii, 228 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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"Third printing, and first paperback printing, 2009"--Verso of paperback.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Going local : governance on the line -- Decentralizing Mexico : a cautious journey -- Competitive elections and good governance -- At work in town hall : leadership and performance -- Modernizing town hall -- Civil society : extracting benefits and demanding accountability -- What's new : patterns of municipal innovation -- The promise of good governance.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Many developing countries have a history of highly centralized governments. Since the late 1980s, a large number of these governments have introduced decentralization to increase democracy and improve services, especially in small communities far from capital cities. In Going Local, an unprecedented study of the effects of decentralization on thirty Mexican municipalities, Merilee Grindle describes how local governments respond when they are assigned new responsibilities and resources under decentralization policies. She explains why decentralization leads to better local governments in some cases - and why it fails to in others."--BOOK JACKET.