Redemocratization and decentralization in Brazil: The strength of the member states

Development and Change

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 529-555

  Souza, Celina ^a,b,c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Public Administration ^*

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALISATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEDERAL SYSTEM; FISCAL RELATIONS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL POWER; REGIONAL POLITICS;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0030475492     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.1996.tb00602.x     Document Type: Article

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