Local governance in developing countries
By: edited by Anwar Shah
Contributors: Shah, Anwar
Series: Public sector, governance, and accountability series
Publisher: World Bank
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 457
Subjects: Local finance -- Developing countries; Local government -- Developing countries; Finance, Public -- Developing countries; Public administration -- Developing countries
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index