Local Governance in Developing Countries
, by Shah, AnwarNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780821365656 | 0821365657
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/1/2006
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.