The nine essays in this collection represent the first book-length treatment of one of the major changes that have shaped Latin America since independence: decentralization of the state. Contributors argue that though the assignment of political, fiscal, and administrative duties to subnational governments has been one of the most important political developments in Latin America, it is also one of the most overlooked. This volume is divided into three sections. Part one presents an overview of the topic by the editors; part two considers the political origins of decentralization; and part three examines decentralization and economic reforms. Decentralization and Democracy in Latin America explores the causes of decentralization in six significant case studies: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Venezuela. Shorter analyses of Uruguay and Peru are also included. The essays in this volume find substantial common ground across regime types, historical periods, and countries, and yield several substantive conclusions. First, historical-institutional and socioeconomic legacies matter. Second, democratization and neoliberal reform are neither necessary nor sufficient to explain decentralization. Finally, institutional and electoralist approaches, supplemented with analysis of macro and distal factors, offer the most promising avenues for further research.

Formato	Tapa suave
Número de Páginas	368
Lenguaje	Inglés
Editorial	University of Notre Dame Press
Fecha de Publicación	2010-04-30
Dimensiones	9.05" x 6.43" x 1.07" pulgadas
Serie	History, Languages, and Cultures of the Spanish and Portugue
Letra Grande	No
Con Ilustraciones	No
Temas	Siglo 16, Siglo 17, América Latina

Ramos, Gabriela

Gabriela Ramos is University Lecturer in Latin American History, University of Cambridge.