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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 …

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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...

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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....

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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 …

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Decentralization, Fiscal Effort and Social Progress in Colombia at the Municipal Level, 1994-2009: Why Does National Politics Matter?

Torres, Fabio Sánchez; Pachón, Mónica - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

The present paper explores the relationship between political competition and effective public goods delivery systems in a decentralized context to study whether the awareness generated through such a competitive environment and the existence of more political options are a part of the causal...

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Sub-national Revenue Mobilization in Peru

Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo; Martínez-Vázquez, Jorge; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This paper analyzes the problem of sub-national revenue mobilization in Peru and proposes several policy reforms to improve collection performance while maintaining a sound revenue structure. In particular, the paper analyzes the current revenues of regional and municipal governments and...

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Decentralization and Recentralization: Lessons from the Social Sectors in Mexico and Nicaragua

Gershberg, Alec Ian; Jacobs, Michael - Inter-American Development Bank - 1998

This study is designed to help practitioners prepare and evaluate institutional reforms for education and health programs. It provides an analytic framework for use by public officials and researchers, with case studies that illustrate a wide range of actual practice, and a set of lessons...

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Decentralization and Bailouts in Colombia

Echavarría, Juan José; Rentería, Carolina; Steiner, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002

This paper examines the decentralization process in Colombia, particularly as it relates to reforms embodied in the … incentive structures. The paper provides a summary of the basic features of the decentralization process in Colombia, including …

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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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Decentralization and Accountability: The Curse of Local Underdevelopment

Machado, Fabiana - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

Decentralization of provision of public services has been an important item in the agenda of developing countries …. While some scholars and practitioners argue that decentralization is associated with improvements in provision due to higher … accountability, others note its potential pitfalls. In particular, decentralization to local communities characterized by poverty …

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