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    Local Governance in Developing Countries:
    Local Governance in Developing Countries:
    Local Governance in Developing Countries:
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    Local Governance in Developing Countries:

    By World Bank Publications

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    About this ebook

    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWorld Bank Publications
    Release dateJul 27, 2006
    ISBN9780821365656
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