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Governing the Metropolis: Principles and Cases Title: Gobernar las metrópolis

Slack, Enid; Cuadrado-Roura, Juan R.; Güell, José … - Inter-American Development Bank

governance as they apply to the metropolis, and unfolds cases of institutional and programmatic arrangements to tackle such …

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Governing the Metropolis: Principles and Cases Title: Gobernar las metrópolis

Slack, Enid; Cuadrado-Roura, Juan R.; Güell, José … - Inter-American Development Bank

governance as they apply to the metropolis, and unfolds cases of institutional and programmatic arrangements to tackle such …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772441

Disaster Risk Management by Communities and Local Governments

Bollin, Christina; Cárdenas, Camilo; Hahn, Herwig; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2003

This study refers to disaster risk management at the local level. The topic was selected by the members of the Natural Disasters Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue, and was presented during its 3rd Meeting, on March 6 and 7, 2003. The goal of this document is to achieve a better knowledge...

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Government Decentralization Under Changing State Capacity : Experimental Evidence From Paraguay

Dal Bó, Ernesto - 2018

Standard models of hierarchy assume that agents and middle managers are better informed than principals about how to implement a particular task. We estimate the value of the informational advantage held by supervisors (middle managers) when ministerial leadership (the principal) introduced a...

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The Politics of Federalism in Argentina: Implications for Governance and Accountability

Ardanaz, Martín; Leiras, Marcelo; Tommasi, Mariano - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This paper contributes to an agenda that views the effects of policies and institutional reforms as dependent on the structure of political incentives for national and subnational political actors. The paper studies political incentive structures at the subnational level and the mechanisms...

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Impacts and Consequences of the New Regime of Autonomies in Bolivia: Elements for a Discussion

Faguet, Jean-Paul - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

This paper brings the proposal for a second round of reforms aimed to deep decentralization in Bolivia to light for a wider audience, and informs and enriches the current debate within Bolivia on how autonomies can be implemented in ways that strengthen democracy and give voice to the poor. In...

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Decentralization in Bolivia

Prud'homme, Rémy; Huntzinger, Hervé; Guelton, Sonia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007

This document presents a global view of the intergovernmental relationships that prevail in Bolivia. It analyzes the importance, functions, revenues, and problems of communes and attempts to do the same thing for prefectures. It then examines the specific transfers and the loans made to communes...

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DataGov: Governance Indicators Database Title: DataGob: Base de datos de indicadores de gobernabilidad

Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American …; … - 2007

DataGov is a database that contains governance indicators around the world. The DataGov indicators come from publicly … other persons interested in tracking and evaluating governance performance and the impact of reforms in their countries …

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Governance in Suriname

Martin, Dougal - Inter-American Development Bank - 2001

This study surveys governance issues in Suriname. It looks at the Constitution, the National Assembly, the executive … society and corruption. The study concludes that deficiencies in governance have adversely affected Suriname's economic and … social development and that the quality of governance in many areas will have to improve if better development outcomes are …

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Country Program Evaluation: Peru (1990-2000) Title: Evaluación del programa de país: Perú (1990-2000)

Inter-American Development Bank; Banco Interamericano … - 2002

This Country Program Evaluation (RE-262) covers the period 1990-2000. During the decade, Peru was the focal point for development assistance from both multilateral and bilateral institutions. This paper includes a description of the country context and development challenges, a diagnosis and...

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