Local Governance in Developing Countries

Local Governance in Developing Countries
ISBN-10
0821365665
ISBN-13
9780821365663
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
492
Language
English
Published
2006
Publisher
World Bank Publications
Author
Anwar Shah

Description

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.

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