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Decentralization and popular democracy : governance from below in Bolivia / Jean-Paul Faguet.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Faguet, Jean-Paul.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Decentralization in government--Bolivia.
- Decentralization in government.
- Local government--Bolivia.
- Local government.
- Central-local government relations--Bolivia.
- Central-local government relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (373 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Bolivia decentralized in an effort to deepen democracy, improve public services, and make government more accountable. Unlike many countries, Bolivia succeeded. Over the past generation, public investment shifted dramatically toward primary services and resource distribution became far more equitable, partly due to the creation of new local governments. Many municipalities responded to decentralization with transparent, accountable government, yet others suffered ineptitude, corruption, or both. Why? Jean-Paul Faguet combines broad econometric data with deep qualitative evidence to investigate the social underpinnings of governance. He shows how the interaction of civic groups and business interests determines the quality of local decision making. In order to understand decentralization, Faguet argues, we must understand governance from the ground up. Drawing on his findings, he offers an evaluation of the potential benefits of decentralization and recommendations for structuring successful reform.
- Contents:
- The Bolivian decentralization reform
- Local government at the extremes: Viacha
- Local government at the extremes: Charagua
- Decentralization and responsiveness across Bolivia: a 21-year view
- The state of knowledge on decentralization
- Governance from below: theory
- Governance from below: evidence
- Return to the extremes
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9786613676085
- 9781280699115
- 1280699116
- 9780472028283
- 0472028286
- OCLC:
- 797816583
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.175269
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