The local alternative : decentralization and economic development

Introduction PART I: DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Exploring Conditions for Local Economic Development In Decentralized Systems of Government T.Campbell The Experience in Latin America Rafael de la PART II: LOCAL MANAGEMENT The Transformation of a Community to a Major Urban Center: The Mississauga Experience H.McCallion Washington, D.C.: Restoring the United States Capital A.Williams Catalonia: Overcoming Budgetary Limits with Public-Private Partnership and Performance Based Budgeting S.Maluquer I Amoros & A.Tarrach I Colls Revitalizing Urban Centers M.Silva & R.Chavez PART III: MACROECONOMIC IMPACT Decentralization and Macroeconomic Control E.Stein Lessons from the Argentinean Case of the 90's R.Lavagna Fiscal Decentralization and Macroeconomic Performance A.Shah PART IV: SUBNATIONAL FINANCING The Political Economy of Decentralization and Good Governance in Latin America E.Ahmad & M.Garcia-Escribano Financing and Public Services in Belo Horizonte J.Ribeiro Pires & A.Pio Junior Reforming Mexico's Fiscal Federalism J.Antonio Gonzalez Anaya Subnational Entity Credit Risk Ratings V.Manuel Herrera, D.Brandazza & F.Ortiz Structural Funds for Regional Development in the European Union R.Cobo Mayoral PART V: COMEPTITIVENESS AND GLOBALIZATION "Doing Business:" How to Improve Local Competitiveness F.Almeida Decentralization, Competitiveness and Globalization: Opportunities and Challenges E.Wiesner PART VI: LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION Decentralization in Colombia and the Transformation of Bogota J.Castro The Private Sector as a Promoter of Citizen Control in Colombia M.Fernanda Campo Decentralization and Governance: from Authoritarianism to National Dialogue in Bolivia R.Maclean Abaroa