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A Brookings Institution Press and Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation publicationThe trend toward greater decentralization of governance activities, now accepted as commonplace in the West, has become a worldwide movement. This international developmentlargely a product of globalization and democratizationis clearly one of the key factors reshaping economic, political, and social conditions throughout the world. Rather than the top-down, centralized decisionmaking that characterized communist economies and Third World dictatorships in the twentieth century, today's world demands flexibility, adaptability, and the autonomy to bring those qualities to bear.In this thought-provoking book, the first in a new series on Innovations in Governance, experts in government and public management trace the evolution and performance of decentralization concepts, from the transfer of authority within government to the sharing of power, authority, and responsibilities among broader governance institutions. This movement is not limited to national governmentit also affects subnational governments, NGOs, private corporations, and even civil associations.The contributors assess the
- Author
- G. Shabbir Cheema, Dennis A. Rondinelli, editors
- Publisher
- Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University ; Brookings Institution Press
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780815713906
- Subjects
- Political Science, Business, Military
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