The Local Alternative Decentralization and Economic Development
This book offers a step forward in finding out how the new decentralized institutional arrangements affect local economic development. In particular, it analyzes how local governments can use their increasing powers and responsibilities to improve product
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The Local Alternative Decentralization and Economic Development Rafael de la Cruz, Carlos Pineda Mannheim, Caroline Pöschl, Editors
THE LOCAL ALTERNATIVE
Copyright © Inter-American Development Bank, 2011. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2011 978-0-230-11175-2 All rights reserved. First published in 2011 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-0-230-11176-9 ISBN 978-0-230-11964-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230119642
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The local alternative : decentralization and economic development / the Inter-American Development Bank ; editors: Rafael de la Cruz, Carlos Pineda Mannheim, Caroline Pöschl. p. cm. ISBN 978–0–230–11176–9 (pbk.) 1. Economic development—Latin America. 2. Economic development— Caribbean Area. 3. Decentralization in government—Latin America. 4. Decentralization in government—Caribbean Area. I. Cruz, Rafael de la. II. Mannheim, Carlos Pineda. III. Pöschl, Caroline. IV. Inter-American Development Bank. HC130.E5L63 2011 338.98—dc22 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: July 2011 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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Contents
List of Boxes
ix
List of Figures
xi
List of Tables
xiii
Acknowledgments
xv
About the Contributors
xvii
Preface
xxi
Introduction Rafael de la Cruz, Carlos Pineda Mannheim, and Caroline Pöschl
1
Part I Decentralization and Local Economic Development 1
2
Exploring Conditions for Local Economic Development in Decentralized Systems of Government Tim Campbell
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The Experience of Decentralization and Local Development in Latin America Rafael de la Cruz
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3 Alternative Decentralization Models and the Chilean Experience Mario Marcel
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Part II Local Management 4
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Mississauga, Canada: From a Small Community to a Dynamic Urban Center Hazel McCallion Washington, DC: Restoring the Capital of the United States Anthony Williams
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CONTENTS
6 Catalonia: Overcoming Budgetary Limits with Public-Private Partnership and Performance-Based Budgeting Salvador Maluquer I Amorôs and Anna Tarrach I Colls 7 Revitalizing Urban Centers Mauricio Silva and Roberto Chávez Part III
95 105
Macroeconomic Impact
8 Decentralization and Macroeconomic Control Ernesto Stein
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9 Lessons from the Argentinean Case of the 1990s Roberto Lavagna
129
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Fiscal Decentralization and Macroeconomic Performan
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