Making decentralization work: A cross-national examination of local governments and natural resource governance in Latin America

Studies in Comparative International Development

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-46

  Kauneckis, Derek ^a   Andersson, Krister ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Decentralization; Latin America; Local government; Natural resource policy; Public service delivery

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; PUBLIC SERVICE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 58649100896     PISSN: 00393606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12116-008-9036-6     Document Type: Article

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