This book provides a broad-ranging assessment of continuities and change in the condition of local governance in the western industrialized world; leading exper

Over the past three decades the developing world has seen increasing devolution of political and economic power to local governments. Decentralization is consid

Despite the recent economic upswing in many Latin American countries, rural poverty rates in the region have actually increased during the past two decades. Exp

1. The purpose The purpose of this study is to gain an insight into and make an introductory comparison of the structure of local government in many countries t

A fresh examination of the relationship between two key issues in the on-going debate on urban governance - leadership and community involvement. It explores th