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 …

Although the region remains highly centralized, the tendency toward decentralization is quite strong. Not only is a … analyze the possible effects of the move toward decentralization on fiscal performance …

of Uruguay. We argued that Uruguay represents a good example of the risks of fiscal decentralization, in the context of …

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 …

shoe manufacture in Peru, which are served by the network of Technological Innovation Centers (CITEs), the most important … technology policy instrument available in Peru. These two chains, in low and medium-technology industries, are representative of … Peru's manufacturing sector. Of particular interest is the role of technical standards as a means of technological …

Applying the methodology developed in Ñopo (2004), this paper analyzes the evolution of the gender wage gap in Peru …