Description: Local Governance in Developing Countries

Local Governance in Developing Countries

This book develops a comparative institutional framework for responsive, responsible, and accountable governance in developing countries. It provides a synthesis of analytical literature on local governance. It traces the historical evolution of l...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Shah, Anwar
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES BUDGET EXPENDITURES BUDGETARY INSTITUTIONS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIZENS CIVIL SERVICE CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTIONS CORPORATE INCOME TAXES CORRUPTION DEBT DECENTRALIZATION REFORMS DECISION MAKING DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION DICTATORSHIP DISTRICTS EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS EXECUTION EXECUTIVE COUNCILS EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENT EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES EXTERNALITIES FEDERALISM FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL AUTONOMY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISCAL CAPACITY FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL FEDERALISM FISCAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL RESOURCES FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY FORMAL INSTITUTIONS GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE GOVERNMENT BORROWING GOVERNMENT DEBT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT REVENUE GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SPENDING GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY GRANT DESIGN GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSING HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INCOME INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS LAWS LEGAL ENTITIES LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LEVIES LICENSES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL AUTHORITY LOCAL BODIES LOCAL DECISION MAKING LOCAL FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT BORROWING LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL REVENUE LOCAL TAX LOCAL TAXES METROPOLITAN FINANCE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENTS MINISTERS MINISTRY OF FINANCE MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL BONDS MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT MUNICIPAL FINANCE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE MUNICIPAL REVENUES MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITY NATIONAL BUDGET NATIONS PENSIONS POOR GOVERNANCE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM PUBLIC AFFAIRS PUBLIC BUDGETING PUBLIC CHOICE PUBLIC ECONOMICS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC GOVERNANCE PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC SERVANTS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION PUBLIC SERVICES REGIONAL PLANNING REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY REVENUE SHARING REVENUE SOURCES REVOLUTION SHIFTING RESPONSIBILITIES SOCIAL EQUITY SOCIAL PROGRAMS SPECIAL DISTRICTS STATE CONSTITUTIONS STATE FINANCE STATE GOVERNMENTS STATE LAWS STATE RESOURCES STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUBNATIONAL TAXES SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE SUBSIDIARY SUBVENTIONS TAX BURDEN TAX REFORM TAX REVENUES TAX SHARING TAXATION TOTAL EXPENDITURES TREASURY URBAN ECONOMICS USER CHARGES VOTERS VOTING WAGES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/7082887/local-governance-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7192

Description
Summary:	This book develops a comparative institutional framework for responsive, responsible, and accountable governance in developing countries. It provides a synthesis of analytical literature on local governance. It traces the historical evolution of local governance and presents a stylized view of alternative models of local governance practiced in various countries. It also presents case studies for 10 countries by leading national and international scholars. The country case studies present an in-depth view of local government organization and finance in each country.

Local Governance in Developing Countries

Similar Items