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In eight essays, editors and contributors describe how decentralization affects the governance of st...
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In eight essays, editors and contributors describe how decentralization affects the governance of states in transition. Starting with the assertion that "stability and prosperity depend on the quality of governance," they provide a detailed review of the literature, concentrating on decentralization's detriments to performance, primarily in public services. They go on to examine coordination of services in heterogeneous cultures, asserting that plural cultures require plural governance. They offer case studies for the African continent, the West African nations of Guinea, Mali, and Senegal, the Philippines, Nepal, and post-Soviet Russia. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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