| Improving Access and Quality of Public Services in Latin America: To Govern and to Serve Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Perry, Guillermo (Editor), Angelescu Naqvi, Ramona (Editor) |
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ISBN: 134995523X ISBN-13: 9781349955237 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Caribbean & Latin American - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development |
| Dewey: 320.6 |
| Series: Latin American Political Economy |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.55 lbs) 188 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents insights from several countries in Latin America and beyond on how to organize critical sectors, such as education, roads and water, to improve quality, access and affordability. The innovative, multi-disciplinary studies in this volume discuss the outcomes of decentralization, school autonomy, participatory budgeting at the local level and other accountability mechanisms. Rich quantitative analyses are complemented and enhanced by insights from interviews and quotes from those on the front lines: politicians, bureaucrats and service providers; as well as a variety of case-studies focusing on wider political economy questions, on the intricacies of political competition and governance reform, and on public spending efficiency in countries as varied as Colombia, Peru, Chile and Uruguay. As the authors demonstrate, Latin America has much to share with the rest of the world in terms of governance and public service delivery experiments and learnings. |
