Isbn: 9789400732520 - decentralized development in latin america: experiences in local governance and local development: 97 (geojournal library) (12 resultados)

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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Decentralized Development in Latin America | Experiences in Local Governance and Local Development | Paul Lindert (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | GeoJournal Library | x | Englisch | 2012 | Springer | EAN 9789400732520 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Much of the scholarly and professional literature on development focuses either on the 'macro' level of national policies and politics or on the 'micro' level of devel- ment projects and household or community socio-economic dynamics. By contrast, this collection pitches itself at the 'meso' level with a comparative exploration of the ways in which local institutions - municipalities, local governments, city authorities, civil society networks and others - have demanded, and taken on, a greater role in planning and managing development in the Latin American region. The book's rich empirical studies reveal that local institutions have engaged upwards, with central authorities, to shape their policy and resource environments and in turn, been pressured from 'below' by local actors contesting the ways in which the structures and processes of local governance are framed. The examples covered in this volume range from global cities, such as Mexico and Santiago, to remote rural areas of theBolivian and Brazilian Amazon. As a result the book provides a deep understanding of the diversity and complexity of local governance and local development in Latin America, while avoiding the stereotyped claims about the impact of globalisation or the potential benefits of decentralisation, as frequently stated in less empirically grounded analysis.…

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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Much of the scholarly and professional literature on development focuses either on the 'macro' level of national policies and politics or on the 'micro' level of devel- ment projects and household or community socio-economic dynamics. By contrast, this collection pitches itself at the 'meso' level with a comparative exploration of the ways in which local institutions - municipalities, local governments, city authorities, civil society networks and others - have demanded, and taken on, a greater role in planning and managing development in the Latin American region. The book's rich empirical studies reveal that local institutions have engaged upwards, with central authorities, to shape their policy and resource environments and in turn, been pressured from 'below' by local actors contesting the ways in which the structures and processes of local governance are framed. The examples covered in this volume range from global cities, such as Mexico and Santiago, to remote rural areas of the Bolivian and Brazilian Amazon. As a result the book provides a deep understanding of the diversity and complexity of local governance and local development in Latin America, while avoiding the stereotyped claims about the impact of globalisation or the potential benefits of decentralisation, as frequently stated in less empirically grounded analysis. 228 pp. Englisch.…

Condición: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Examines cases of local governance and local developmentFocuses on the local instead of the national levelIs based on empirical evidenceOffers geographical perspectivesMuch of the scholarly and professional literature on deve.…

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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Much of the scholarly and professional literature on development focuses either on the ¿macrö level of national policies and politics or on the ¿micrö level of devel- ment projects and household or community socio-economic dynamics. By contrast, this collection pitches itself at the ¿mesö level with a comparative exploration of the ways in which local institutions ¿ municipalities, local governments, city authorities, civil society networks and others ¿ have demanded, and taken on, a greater role in planning and managing development in the Latin American region. The book¿s rich empirical studies reveal that local institutions have engaged upwards, with central authorities, to shape their policy and resource environments and in turn, been pressured from ¿below¿ by local actors contesting the ways in which the structures and processes of local governance are framed. The examples covered in this volume range from global cities, such as Mexico and Santiago, to remote rural areas of theBolivian and Brazilian Amazon. As a result the book provides a deep understanding of the diversity and complexity of local governance and local development in Latin America, while avoiding the stereotyped claims about the impact of globalisation or the potential benefits of decentralisation, as frequently stated in less empirically grounded analysis.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 228 pp. Englisch.…