Local Governments and Rural Development: Comparing Lessons from Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Peru

by Krister Andersson, Frank van Laerhoven, Gustavo Gordillo De Anda

Despite the recent economic upswing in many Latin American countries, rural poverty rates in the region have actually increased during the past two decades. Experts blame excessively centralized public administrations for the lackluster performance of public policy initiatives. In response, decentralization reformshave become a common government strategy for improving public sector performance in rural areas. The effect of these reforms is a topic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816532060
• ISBN13: 9780816532063
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"