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Bootstrapping Democracy
Stanford University Press 2011; US$ 21.95Despite increasing interest in how involvement in local government can improve governance and lead to civic renewal, questions remain about participation's real impact. This book investigates participatory budgeting—a mainstay now of World Bank, UNDP, and USAID development programs—to ask whether its reforms truly make a difference in... more...
Metropolitan Governance
Georgetown University Press 2010; US$ 32.50Metropolitan Governance is the first book to bring together competing perspectives on the question and consequences of centralized vs. decentralized regional government. Presenting original contributions by some of the most notable names in the field of urban politics, this volume examines the organization of governments in metropolitan areas, and... more...
Coronelismo
Cambridge University Press 1977; US$ 32.00Since its first appearance in Brazil in 1949, Victor Nunes Leal's Coronelismo, Enxada e Voto has come to be recognised as a classic analysis of the system. more...
Metropolitan Governance and Policy
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 145.00How are metropolitan regions governed? What makes some regions more effective than others in managing policies that cross local jurisdictional boundaries? Political coordination among municipal governments is necessary to attract investment, rapid and efficient public transit systems, and to sustain cultural infrastructure in metropolitan regions.... more...
Government of the Future
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2001; US$ 33.00What keeps governments awake at night? - How can governments best prepare themselves for current and future reform challenges? - How can a public sector develop a culture responsive to change? - What types of leaders are needed? - How can governments better communicate with citizens? - How can governments avoid "reform fatigue"? In the face... more...
Participatie en vertegenwoordiging
Amsterdam University Press 2011; US$ 32.75
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