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041 _aeng
082 _a320.8091724
_bSHA
100 _aShah, Anwar
245 0 _aLocal governance in developing countries
_cAnwar Shah
_bpublic sector governance and accountability series
260 _bThe World Bank
_cc2006
_aWashington, DC
300 _axxix, 457 p.
_bill.
_c23 cm.
504 _aindex
520 _aThis 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.
650 _a POLITICAL SCIENCE; Government State & Provincial; LOCAL GOVERNMENT
942 _cENGLISH
999 _c567957
_d567957