This book examines how and why local communities have been neglected in development initiatives in South Asia, focusing on Sri Lanka, and assesses the significant support from NGOs in increasing the capacity of local government and in promoting local development. Based on research in the...

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: From Physical to Digital: Fundamental Questions for Radical New Answers -- Chapter 2: Mechanistic Thinking, Silos, and the New World of Complexity -- Chapter 3: Overcoming the Hierarchical/Functional Model with 10 Transformational...

Navigating the intricate dynamics between environmental decentralization and green growth, this research meticulously explores the multifaceted relationships among these variables within China's specific socio-economic and political context from 2002 to 2022. The study unveils a nuanced picture,...

We examine the human development consequences of transferring responsibility for public service provision to local governments in India, using state-level variation in the timing of administrative decentralization reforms. We find that devolution of the responsibility for health functions from...

Batley and Larbi examine how governments of developing countries are organized to deliver public services. The book is based on comparative international studies of four service sectors: Health care, urban water, business promotion and agricultural marketing. Governments everywhere are being...

A comparative analysis of the process of public sector transition from central planning to market democracy. It is the story of the difficulties and complexities of moving to a system of greater autonomy for the subnational governments of the Czech and Slovak Republics, including the future of...

This book offers cross-national evidence of the effectiveness of financial and physical incentives for regional development. It challenges the traditional wisdom that competition is harmful for regional development or can be zero-sum. It answers questions such as: What are the effects of tax...