Decentralization and Democracy in Latin America Montero Paperback 9780268025595

Decentralization and Democracy in Latin America\nby Alfred P. Montero\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Alfred P. Montero\nTitle: Decentralization and Democracy in Latin America\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: General and world history\nPublisher: University of Notre Dame Press\nPublication year: 2004\nISBN-13: 9780268025595\nISBN-10: 0268025592\nRRP: \u00A324.99\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nThe nine essays in this collection represent the first book-length treatment of one of the major changes that have shaped Latin America since independence: decentralization of the state. Contributors argue that though the assignment of political, fiscal, and administrative duties to subnational governments has been one of the most important political developments in Latin America, .