Decentralized Development in Latin America Experiences in Local Governance and Local Development /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lindert, Paul (Editor), Verkoren, Otto (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: GeoJournal Library, 97
• Subjects: Culture > Study and teaching.; Political science.; Science.; Architecture.; Human geography.; Cultural and Media Studies.; Regional and Cultural Studies.; Science, general.; Political Science.; Human Geography.; Cities, Countries, Regions.

The Latin American subcontinent appears to have reinvented itself in the 21st century. Its economy has been transformed under liberalization and globalisation. Decentralization and the democratic transition have modified the political environment, while local development approaches are replacing the...