Title Decentralizing the State : elections, parties, and local power in the Andes / Kathleen O'Neill

Published New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 275 pages) Contents Part 1. Electoral theory and comparative evidence -- Introduction -- A political theory of decentralization -- Decentralization in comparative perspective -- Part 2. In-depth country studies -- The Columbian experience -- The Bolivian experience -- Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela -- Part 3. Comparisons, conclusions, and extensions -- Comparisons, conclusions, and extensions -- Afterword Summary Decentralization is one of the most dramatic political and economic trends in the last few decades. This book seeks to address its causes, exploring decentralizing reforms in Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela - five unexpected decentralizers Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-265) and index Notes Print version record Subject Decentralization in government -- Andes Region Decentralization in government -- Andes Region -- Case studies Elections -- Andes Region Elections -- Andes Region -- Case studies POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Local. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- State & Provincial. Decentralization in government Elections Andes Region Genre/Form Case studies Form Electronic book ISBN 0511115768 9780511115769 0511115210 9780511115219

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