Author: Carlos Salinas de Gortari
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Languages : es
Pages : 23

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Author: Victoria Rodriguez
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429980736
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 397

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This book assesses the impact of decentralization on Mexico’s intergovernmental relations and examines the constraints upon the devolution of political power from the center to the lower levels of government. It also discusses the distribution of power and authority to governments of opposition parties within the context of a more open political space. Victoria Rodríguez uncovers a new paradox in the Mexican political system: retaining power by giving it away. She argues that since the de la Madrid presidency (1982–1988), the Mexican government has embarked upon a major effort of political and administrative decentralization as a means to increase its hold on power. That effort continued under Salinas, but paradoxically led to further centralization. However, since Zedillo assumed the presidency, it has become increasingly clear that the survival of the ruling party and, indeed, the viability of his own government require a genuine, de facto reduction of centralism.

Author: Mexico Norte (Firm)
Publisher:
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Category : Catalogs, Booksellers'
Languages : en
Pages : 318

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Category : Comparative government
Languages : en
Pages : 616

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Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 868

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Author: Aylin Topal
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317173228
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 261

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Decentralization is accepted as one of the defining features of the third wave of democratic transitions in Latin America and commonly understood as an index and an agent of democratization. This rather optimistic perspective is inherent in the literature which is dominated by two theories. The liberal-individualist approach, especially as advocated by the World Bank, promotes decentralization policies on the premise of their efficiency, equity, and responsiveness to local demands. Similarly, the statist approach claims that decentralization can be the route to greater accountability, transparency and participation in governance; they add that this path should be guided by political elites and institutions. These dominant views nevertheless understate the extent to which certain decentralization policies have been implemented in lockstep with neoliberalization. This book examines the relationship between global economic processes and decentralization. It argues that through decentralization policies, the imperatives of neoliberal rules of competitiveness have been diffused into local governments and economies, generating different local development models. Whether decentralization produces democratic opening at the local level is contingent on how the local economy is integrated into global economic processes, and which social and economic groups are empowered, and disempowered, in that transition.

Author: Anwar Shah
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0821365665
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 492

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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.

Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264279040
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 488

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This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the challenges confronting Chile’s centralised growth model and recommendations towards developing a more integrated territorial approach.

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Publisher: IICA
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Languages : en
Pages : 11

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Author: Copus, Colin
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1839103450
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384

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Utilising international material to explore the roles, functions, tasks, responsibilities, powers and actions of intra-state politicians and the institutions to which they are elected, this insightful book examines how local and regional authorities are pivotal in the democratic and governing arrangements of different countries.