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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
Throughout the twentieth century, there was a notable population shift in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, from rural living situations to urban centers. In 2000 there were 49 cities with populations of over one million, four of them among the 10 largest cities in the world....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772441
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Fiscal Federalism in Latin America: From Entitlements to Markets
Durán, Eduardo Wiesner - Inter-American Development Bank
not in decentralization policies and schemes, based on analysis of the recent experiences of several Latin American …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772464
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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
Throughout the twentieth century, there was a notable population shift in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, from rural living situations to urban centers. In 2000 there were 49 cities with populations of over one million, four of them among the 10 largest cities in the world....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943512
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Fiscal Federalism in Latin America: From Entitlements to Markets
Durán, Eduardo Wiesner - Inter-American Development Bank
not in decentralization policies and schemes, based on analysis of the recent experiences of several Latin American …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943539
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Country Program Evaluation: Colombia 2007-2010 Title: Evaluación del programa de país: Colombia 2007-2010
Iunes, Roberto F.; Conroy, Hector; Chávez, Jorge F.; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
investment and decentralization as two areas in which the IDB maintained presence and relevance during this period. In social … net. In regards to decentralization, cooperation was crosscutting, as the IDB worked with subnational institutions in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010673222
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Approach Paper: Country Program Evaluation: Mexico 2007-2011 Title: Documento de enfoque: Evaluación de programa de país: México 2007-2011
Alonso, Pablo; Raw, Silvia; Beuermann, Diether; Conroy, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This approach paper describes the Country Program Evaluation (CPE) of IDB's assistance to Mexico during the five-year period 2007-2011, and it is expected to serve as input for preparation of the IDB's Country Strategy with Mexico for the period 2013-2018. In conducting CPEs, the IDB applies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010674128
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Shared Mandates, Moral Hazard, and Political (Mis)alignment in a Decentralized Economy
Estache, Antonio; Garsous, Grégoire; Motta, Ronaldo … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2015
This paper investigates the effects of political (mis)alignment on public service delivery when mandates are shared between state and local governments. We analyze sewage treatment policies in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Relying on difference-in-differences estimations, we establish a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011261761
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Does Participatory Budgeting Improve Decentralized Public Service Delivery?
Beuermann, Diether Wolfgang; Amelina, Maria - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
decentralization context for the success of participatory governance. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011078598
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Development of Rural Economies in Latin America and the Caribbean Title: Desarrollo de las economías rurales en América Latina y el Caribe
Berdegué, Julio A.; Piñeiro, Martín; Escobar, Germán; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Poverty has a high social cost for countries of the region: it negatively affects all aspects of society because of migration to the cities, destabilizing political consequences, and the pressures that poverty exerts on the environment. This book looks for new ways to alleviate rural poverty,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772379
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Ciudadanía activa: Gestión de presupuestos locales en Asia Oriental y América Latina  Title: Citizens in Charge: Managing Local Budgets in East Asia and Latin America 
III, Joaquín L. González; Zolezzi, Mario; Yokomichi, … - Inter-American Development Bank
the seminar "Citizen Participation in the Context of Fiscal Decentralization", which took place in Tokyo and Kobe in … participation in local government decisions during the 1990s. As the chapters in this volume show, decentralization is a vibrant …, decentralization has increased citizen participation at the local government level. Participation is accompanied by challenges and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772388