| Description |
1 online resource (448 pages) : illustrations |
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Latin American and Carib Studies |
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Latin American and Carib Studies
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| Contents |
""Contents""; ""From Globalization to Localization""; ""The Political Context of Decentralization in Latin America""; ""The Politics of Decentralization in Latin America""; ""The Participation-Accountability Nexus and Decentralization in Latin America""; ""Macroeconomic Management in Decentralized Democracies: The Quest for Hard Budget Constraints in Latin America""; ""Transfers and Incentives in Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations""; ""An 'Incomplete-Contracts� Approach to Intergovernmental Transfer Systems in Latin America""; ""Governance and Incentives in the Public Hospital Sector"" |
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""Equity and the Decentralization of Social Services""""Education Decentralization in Latin America: The Effects on the Quality of Schooling""; ""Decentralization in the Health Sector: The Spanish Example""; ""Decentralization of Health Services in Latin American Countries: Issues and Some Lessons""; ""Decentralized Environmental Management""; ""Effective Decentralization of Roads: Lessons from the Latin American Experience""; ""Decentralization and Municipal Solid Waste Management: Lessons from a Decade of World Bank Lending""; ""Subnational Revenues: Realities and Prospects"" |
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""Subnational Taxation and Treatment of Interstate Trade in Brazil: Problems and a Proposed Solution""""Local Taxes: Lessons Learned on the Implementation of Real Property Tax""; ""Subnational Governments and Credit Markets: Selected Cases""; ""Financial Resources of European Local Governments: Budgetary Structures and Borrowings""; ""About Transparency in Local Management""; ""Closing Panel Challenges of Decentralization: Accountability, Efficiency, Equity, and Financial Soundness"" |
| Summary |
This report is the proceedings of the fifth Annual World Bank Conference on Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, held on June 20-22, 1999, in Valdivia, Chile. The conference is now generally referred to as ABCD-LAC. The theme of the conference is entitled " Decentralization and Accountability of the Public Sector |
| Audience |
Scholarly & Professional World Bank Publications |
| In |
World Bank e-Library |
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Development economics.
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Development economics
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Economic history
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Economic policy
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| SUBJECT |
Caribbean Area -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85020285
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Latin America -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074888
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Caribbean Area -- Economic policy
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| Subject |
Caribbean Area
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Latin America
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Eid, Florence, editor
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Freire, Maria Emilia, 1948- editor
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Perry, Guillermo E., editor
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Vergara, Victoria, editor
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| ISBN |
9780821347096 |
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0821347098 |
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