What works in Latin American municipalities? : assessing local government performance / edited by Claudia N. Avellaneda (O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, US).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Avellaneda, Claudia N., editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Municipal government--Latin America.

Municipal government.

Cities and towns--Latin America.

Cities and towns.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"This incisive book presents a critical compilation of empirical studies assessing local government performance in Latin America. Analysing original administrative data from municipalities in the understudied countries of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru, Claudia N. Avellaneda and contributors pose the titular question: what works in Latin American municipalities? Chapters operationalize municipal performance across six different dimensions and policy areas, including fiscal inputs, effectiveness in grant acquisitions, education outcome quality, financial efficiency, participatory decision-making, and responsiveness to climate change. The six studies test different theoretical frameworks derived from political science, public policy, and public administration literature, focusing on the variety of individual, organizational, and contextual factors affecting municipal performance across the region. Examining a diverse range of factors, from mayoral characteristics and bureaucratic expertise to guerrilla presence and intergovernmental cooperation, the book highlights the complexity of identifying what works in Latin American municipalities and ultimately makes the case for how future research should be undertaken. Timely and original, the book will be an essential read for public administration, public management, and local government practitioners. Its original empirical research will also prove beneficial to students and scholars of government, public policy, political science, and public administration across Latin America and the rest of the world"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Introduction to what works in Latin American municipalities? / Claudia N. Avellaneda

1. Assessing the influence of brazilian mayors' human capital and political context on fiscal inputs / Claudia N. Avellaneda and Marco Antonio Catussi Paschoalotto

2. Administrative capacity and Chilean local governmental effectiveness / Gabriel Piña and Claudia N. Avellaneda

3. Colombian education quality: Political, managerial, or bureaucratic quality? / Claudia N. Avellaneda

4. Mayor's gender and task-specific education influences on ecuadorian municipal financial efficiency / Julio C. Zambrano and Claudia N. Avellaneda

5. Explaining Mexican mayors' preferences for participatory decision-making: An experimental analysis / Claudia N. Avellaneda and Johabed Olvera

6. Determinants of property value reappraisals: Municipal responsiveness to urban changes / Claudia N. Avellaneda and Gabriel Piña

7. Conclusion to what works in Latin American municipalities? / Claudia N. Avellaneda

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781803929071 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.