Decentralization in Latin America : an evaluation

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Decentralization in Latin America : an evaluation

edited by Arthur Morris and Stella Lowder

Praeger, 1992

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Bibliography: p. 195-210

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The concept of decentralization embraces several distinct processes, including the deconcentration of governmental and administrative functions, involving both their physical relocation and the devolution of powers, whether political or economic. This book presents a theoretical framework for observations of such phenomena in Latin America, relating them to the modern, or post-modern, tendencies of fragmentation of monolithic structures in many countries and in many fields of human activity. As such it is the first book to systematically examine the process in a particular region and to relate theoretical concepts to Latin American realities. Part I includes chapters illustrating the process in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. The focus shifts according to the particular context, some chapters emphasize the contradictions posed by state development and political, and administrative structures, while others examine the impact of neo-liberal economic measures in relation to spontaneous decentralization of people and activities. Part II provides a detailed case study of Mexico, with analyses of both political and economic aspects as practiced by the state and the private sector of the economy. The volume concludes with a consideration of the extent to which these circumstances are common to other parts of the Third World. A significant volume for Latin American Studies collections and those involved with regional planning and economic geography and development.

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Preface Decentralization: The Context by Arthur Morris Decentralization Processes in Latin America Decentralization, Debt, Democracy, and the Amazonian Frontierlands of Bolivia and Brazil by David J. Fox Spontaneous Population Decentralization in Peru by Sarah A. Radcliffe The Role of Intermediate Cities in Decentralization: Observations from Ecuador by Stella Lowder Neoconservative Policies in Argentina and the Decentralization of Industry by Arthur Morris Decision Making in Decentralizing Companies in a City Region: The Case of Greater Sao Paulo by Peter Townroe The Case of Mexico Decentralization in Mexico: The Political Context by David E. Stansfield Mexico's Decentralization in the 1980s: Promises, Promises, Promises... by Victoria E. Rodriguez Industrial Decentralization in Mexico in Global Perspective by Robert N. Gwynne International Integration and Location and Change in Mexico's Car Industry: Regional Concentration and Deconcentration by Pablo Wong-Gonzalez Decentralization in Latin America: An Evaluation of Achievement by Stella Lowder Bibliography Index

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