Decentralization and democracy in Latin America
By: Alfred P. Montero & David J. Samuels, editors
Contributors: Montero, Alfred P., 1969-; Samuels, David, 1967-; Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Notre Dame, Ind
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
Subjects: Decentralization in government -- Latin America
Description: ix, 309 pages ; 23 cm
Notes: "Recent titles from the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-296) and index
Table of contents: title: The political determinants of decentralization in Latin America: causes and consequences / Alfred P. Montero and David J. Samuels; title: Decentralization in Bolivia: electoral incentives and outcomes / Kathleen O'Neill; title: The political logic of decentralization in Brazil / David J. Samuels; title: Enclaves and elections: the decision to decentralize in Chile / Gary Bland; title: The link between political and fiscal decentralization in South America / Kent Eaton; title: Electoral dynamics and decentralization in Venezuela / Michael Penfold-Becerra; title: Electoral competition and fiscal decentralization in Mexico / Caroline C. Beer; title: Decentralization, democracy, and market reform: on the difficulties of killing two birds with one stone / Erik Wibbels; title: Political incentives and intergovernmental fiscal relations: Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico compared / Stephan Haggard and Steven B. Webb