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Decentralization and local capacity: Some thoughts on a controversial relationship

Year of publication 1997

Pages 10

Publisher Fiszbein, A. Economic Development Institute, World Bank ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This note seeks to present some basic premises and hypotheses for discussion regarding the relationship between policies of state decentralization and the development --or existence-- of the local capacity required to implement such policies.

Language English

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