Decentralization and Subnational Politics in Latin America

by Tulia G. Falleti

Book Overview

Is it always true that decentralization reforms put more power in the hands of governors and mayors? In postdevelopmental Latin America, the surprising answer to this question is no. In fact, a variety of outcomes are possible, depending largely on who initiates the reforms, how they are initiated, and in what order they are introduced. Tulia G. Falleti draws on extensive fieldwork, in-depth interviews, archival records, and quantitative data to explain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521736358
• ISBN13: 9780521736350
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"