Decentralisation and Local Infrastructure in Mexico
Subtitle: A New Public Policy for Development
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]:
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9789264174474
Subjects: Rural and Regional Development Urban
Description: This publication sheds light on the issue of decentralisation in Mexico. It shows that decentralisation can make decision-making more efficient and increase local participation in development issues. Decentralisation can provide a better framework to improve local infrastructure and to channel the necessary finance from public and private sources. The modernisation of infrastructure systems in Mexico's cities and regions would improve the quality of life and stimulate economic development, thus fostering entrepreneurship and employment. The initiatives being launched in Mexico in this direction constitute a major change of the country, one better adapted to the opportunities of the global economy and to the country's increasingly pluralistic system. Over time, Mexico will make better use of its own natural and human resources, reducing inequality and broadening opportunity throughout its territory.
Table of contents: title: Forward; title: Summary; title: Introduction; title: Chapter 1. What is the Current Status of Decentralisation in Mexico; title: The Changing Shape of Federalism; title: Financial Resources and Decentralisation; title: Chapter 2. At Which Level Should Local Infrastructure Decisions Be Made?; title: -Overview of Current Levels of Infrastructure; title: Responsibility for Infrastructure and Local Services; title: How Should Responsibilities be Allocated?; title: Chapter 3. How Does Decentralisation Constitute a Favourable Decision-Making Process?; title: -Decentralisation Improves the Decision-Making Process; title: Decentralisation Leads to Improved Implementation and Management of Infrastructure and Service Programmes; title: Decentralisation is the Source of Efficiency and Economic Development; title: Chapter 4. Managing a Local Infrastructure: The Principle of Accountability; title: -The Dimensions of Accountability; title: The Foundations of Accountability; title: Chapter 5. Human Resources and Decentralisation; title: -Civil Servants; title: Involving the Public; title: The "Status" of Local Elected Officials; title: Conclusions; title: Chapter 6. Consolidating and Accelerating Decentralisation in Mexico; title: -How to Approach Decentralisation in Mexico; title: How to Extgend Decentralisation in Mexico; title: Conditions of Implementation: The Need for Support Structures