Title:
The rise of local governments : an overview
Authors:
Bardhan, Pranab and Mookherjee, Dilip
Place:
Cambridge, MA [etc.]
Publisher:
MIT
Year:
[cop. 2006]
PAGE:
1--52
Subject:
Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
Keywords:
local government, decentralization in government, democracy, elite, popular participation, poverty alleviation, africa south of sahara, latin america, asia
Abstract:
In this introduction to \"Decentralization and local governance in developing countries : a comparative perspective\" possible reasons for local governance to fail are examined. The focus is on decentralization of political authority to local governments at a level lower than states or provinces.
URL:
http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/chapters/0262026007chap1.pdf
Document type:
Portal