From local strongman to facilitator: Institutional incentives for participatory municipal governance in Latin America

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1085-1111

  Andersson, Krister ^a   Van Laerhoven, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decentralization; Latin America; Local governance; Participation; Public services

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547510206     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414006288977     Document Type: Article

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