Title:
More than you can handle : decentralization and spending ability of Peruvian municipalities
Authors:
Loayza, Norman V. and Rigolini, Jamele and Calvo-Gonzلlez, Oscar
Place:
[Washington, DC]
Publisher:
World bank
Year:
2011
Journal:
Policy research working paper
Volume:
5763
PAGE:
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Subject:
Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
Keywords:
decentralization in government, administrative reform, budgetary policy, fiscal policy, capacity building, local government, peru
Abstract:
The importance of factors known to affect the success of decentralization are examined, using the case of Peru. The main factor in spending ability was the adequacy of the budget with respect to local capacity, which confirms the need for both gradual decentralization and capacity building.
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-5763
Document type:
Portal