Decentralization in Asia and Latin America : towards a comparative interdisciplinary perspective

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Decentralization in Asia and Latin America : towards a comparative interdisciplinary perspective

edited by Paul Smoke, Eduardo J. Gómez and George E. Peterson

(Studies in fiscal federalism and state-local finance)

Edward Elgar, c2006

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Although decentralization and reactions against it have become increasingly important policy trends in developing countries, the study of this nearly ubiquitous phenomenon has been largely fractured across academic disciplines, geographic regions, and the academic-practitioner divide. The contributors to this edited volume begin to cross some of these constraining, artificial boundaries. Considering decentralization from an interdisciplinary, historical, and comparative perspective, they collectively explore why it has evolved in particular ways and with varied outcomes. In addition to taking an atypically comparative perspective, the volume highlights the importance of an historical analysis of decentralization and links this to institutional and public policy outcomes. Placing decentralization in this context illustrates why it has taken dissimilar shapes and produced varying results over time in different countries. This in turn helps to clarify the types of institutions and conditions required for the development and survival of decentralization, paving the way for more creative thinking and informed policymaking. The countries covered include: Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bolivia, Argentina, Mexico, Peru and Brazil. Students and scholars of economics, political science and development will find the policy and theoretical discussions enlightening. The volume will also prove useful to policymakers and development institutions confronting issues of decentralization.

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Contents: Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Understanding Decentralization: The Need for a Broader Approach Paul Smoke, Eduardo J. Gomez and George E. Peterson PART II: THE BROAD COMPARATIVE PICTURE 2. The Interaction of Fiscal Decentralization and Democratic Governance Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Robert M. McNab 3. Decentralization's Horizontal, Vertical and Policy-Fluctuation Mechanisms: Method for Cross-Regional Analysis Eduardo J. Gomez PART III: ASIA EXPERIENCES 4. Cambodia's Nascent Decentralization: From Donor Experiment to Sustainable Government System? Paul Smoke 5. China's Long March to Decentralization Jorge Martinez-Vazquez 6. Democratic Decentralization in Madhya Pradesh (India): Neither Big Bang nor Gradualism William McCarten and Vinod Vyasulu 7. Decentralization, Governance and Public Services in Indonesia Kai Kaiser, Daan Pattinasarany and Gunther G. Schulze 8. Decentralization Policy and Practice in Vietnam: 1991-2003 Clay G. Wescott PART IV: LATIN AMERICA EXPERIENCES 9. The Politics of Devolution in Bolivia and Other Andean Countries Robert R. Barr 10. Who's Tugging at the Purse Strings? The Political Economy of Intergovernmental Transfers in Argentina, Mexico and Peru Kathleen O'Neill 11. Decentralization and Re-Centralization in Argentina and Brazil: The Menem and Cardoso Years Kent Eaton and Tyler Dickovick 12. The Historical Institutional Genesis of Fiscal Decentralization Management: Lessons from Brazil Eduardo J. Gomez PART V: CONCLUSION 13. The Dynamics of Decentralization in Asia and Latin America: Towards a Comparative Interdisciplinary Perspective Paul Smoke and Eduardo J. Gomez Index

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