TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shah,Anwar
TI  - Local governance in developing countries
SN  - 0821365657
AV  - HJ9695 .L63 2006
U1  - 320.8091724 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - World Bank
KW  - Local finance
KW  - Local government
KW  - Finance, Public
KW  - Public administration
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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
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