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Decentralized Development in Latin America

Experiences in Local Governance and Local Development

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  • © 2010

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Editors:
  1. Paul Lindert

    1. Fac. Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

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  2. Otto Verkoren

    1. Fac. Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

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  • Examines cases of local governance and local development
  • Focuses on the local instead of the national level
  • Is based on empirical evidence
  • Offers geographical perspectives
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: GeoJournal Library (GEJL, volume 97)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Local Governance and Local Development in Latin America: Views from Above and Below

    • Paul van Lindert, Otto Verkoren
    Pages 1-22

  3. From Polarization to Fragmentation. Recent Changes in Latin American Urbanization

    • Axel Borsdorf, Rodrigo Hidalgo
    Pages 23-34

  4. Territory, Local Governance, and Urban Transformation: The Processes of Residential Enclave Building in Lima, Peru

    • Jörg Plöger
    Pages 35-48

  5. Global Cities and the Governance of Commodity Chains: A Case Study From Latin America

    • Christof Parnreiter, Karin Fischer, Karen Imhof
    Pages 49-67

  6. The Impact of Decentralisation on Local Development: The Case of Bolivia

    • Gery Nijenhuis
    Pages 69-86

  7. Political Reforms and Local Development in the Bolivian Amazon

    • Martina Neuburger
    Pages 87-99

  8. The Changing Role of Farmers’ Organisations in Rural Development and Decentralisation in Bolivia

    • Dicky de Morrée
    Pages 101-111

  9. Constructing Regional Integration from Below: Cross-border Partnerships and Local Development in Southwest Amazonia

    • Cora van Oosten
    Pages 113-127

  10. Government, Governance and Governmentality in Pará, Northern Brazil

    • Dörte Segebart
    Pages 129-138

  11. Changing Prospects for Sustainable Forestry in Brazilian Amazonia: Exploring New Trends

    • Mirjam A.F. Ros-Tonen
    Pages 139-153

  12. Looking Back on NAFTA’s Promises and Realities from a Local Perspective. The State of Coahuila, Mexico

    • Leendert de Bell
    Pages 155-169

  13. Tourism and Local Development Strategies; The Mexican Case

    • Ludger Brenner
    Pages 171-187

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 189-217
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About this book

Much of the scholarly and professional literature on development focuses either on the ‘macro’ level of national policies and politics or on the ‘micro’ level of devel- ment projects and household or community socio-economic dynamics. By contrast, this collection pitches itself at the ‘meso’ level with a comparative exploration of the ways in which local institutions – municipalities, local governments, city authorities, civil society networks and others – have demanded, and taken on, a greater role in planning and managing development in the Latin American region. The book’s rich empirical studies reveal that local institutions have engaged upwards, with central authorities, to shape their policy and resource environments and in turn, been pressured from ‘below’ by local actors contesting the ways in which the structures and processes of local governance are framed. The examples covered in this volume range from global cities, such as Mexico and Santiago, to remote rural areas of theBolivian and Brazilian Amazon. As a result the book provides a deep understanding of the diversity and complexity of local governance and local development in Latin America, while avoiding the stereotyped claims about the impact of globalisation or the potential benefits of decentralisation, as frequently stated in less empirically grounded analysis.

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"This book will help the reader think through what is happening in specific contexts in the region and generate ideas about how progressive change might be fostered"

David Hulme, University of Manchester

Editors and Affiliations

  • Fac. Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

    Paul Lindert, Otto Verkoren

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