Pitfalls of power to the people: Decentralization, local government performance, and system support in Bolivia

Studies in Comparative International Development

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 64-88

  Hiskey, Jonathan T ^a   Seligson, Mitchell A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

BOLIVIA;

EID: 0037413136     PISSN: 00393606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02686272     Document Type: Article

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