Beyond the center : decentralizing the State

The study focuses on decentralization, referring to the process of returning the political, fiscal, and administrative powers, to sub-national units of government. It examines the decentralization transformation of government structures in Latin America, which, since 1983, has largely transferred po...

• Main Authors: Burki, Shahid Javed, Perry, Guillermo E, Dillinger, William R, 1951
• Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
• Format: Book
• Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 1999
• Series: World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies. Viewpoints
• Subjects: DESCENTRALIZACION POLITICO ADMINISTRATIVA; AMERICA LATINA; RELACIONES FISCALES INTERGUBERNAMENTALES

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgments
• Acronyms and abbreviations
• 1. Decentralization: politics in command
• 2. Getting the rules right: a framework for subnational government
• 3. Addressing the macroeconomic threat: the quest for hard budget constraints
• 4. Empowering municipalities or schools? the decentralization of education
• 5. Empowering mayors, hospital directors, or patients? The decentralization of health care
• 6. Decentralizing roads: matching accountability, resources, and technical expertise
• References.