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Title Decentralization, democratic governance, and civil society in comparative perspective : Africa, Asia, and Latin America / edited by Philip Oxhorn, Joseph S. Tulchin, and Andrew D. Selee.

Imprint Washington, D.C. : Woodrow Wilson Center Press, c2004.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  320.8 D355 2004    ---  Available
Description x, 351 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-333) and index.
Contents Unraveling the puzzle of decentralization / Philip Oxhorn -- Twenty years of decentralization in Mexico : a top-down process / Yemile Mizrahi -- Decentralization and civil society in Mexico / Leticia Santin del Rio -- State decentralization and regional actors in Chile / Claudia Serrano -- Local governance and democratization : the view from the Chilean border / Maria Elena Ducci -- South Africa's double reform : decentralization and the transition from apartheid / Steven Friedman and Caroline Kihato -- Kenya's decentralization through the devotion of power : advances and limits / Gilbert M. Khadiagala and Winnie V. Mitullah -- Philippines : decentralization, local governments, and citizen action / Leonora C. Angeles and Francisco A. Magno -- Decentralization and regional autonomy in Indonesia / Syarif Hidayat and Hans Antlov -- Decentralization and democratic governance : lessons and challenges / Andrew D. Selee an Joseph S. Tulchin.
Subject Decentralization in government -- Africa.
Decentralization in government -- Asia.
Decentralization in government -- Latin America.
Local government -- Africa.
Local government -- Asia.
Local government -- Latin America.
Added Author Oxhorn, Philip.
Tulchin, Joseph S., 1939-
Selee, Andrew D.
ISBN 0801879191 (hardcover : alk. paper)

 
    
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