Improving Local Government: Outcomes of Comparative Public Administration Research (Governance and Public Management)

Local governments encounter mammouth problems, and although there is not one panacea that works internationally, this book argues that there are mechanisms to improve the local situation and theer is evidence that this can suceed. By considering a number of key case studies from Latin America, Africa and Asia, the authors review best practices in good governance, thereby demonstarting that things can improve at the local level.

This book addresses the problems of local governance and development with an emphasis on local government.