TY - BOOK ID - 30508170 TI - Decentralization and local democracy in the world : first global report by United Cities and Local Governments, 2008. PY - 2009 SN - 1282040863 9786612040863 0821377353 0821377345 PB - Washington, DC : World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Decentralization in government. KW - Local government. KW - Local administration KW - Township government KW - Centralization in government KW - Devolution in government KW - Government centralization KW - Government decentralization KW - Government devolution KW - Subnational governments KW - Administrative and political divisions KW - Decentralization in government KW - Public administration KW - Political science KW - Central-local government relations KW - Federal government KW - Local government UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30508170 AB - Decentralization and Local Democracy in the World constitutes a global reference on decentralization by presenting the contemporary situation of local governments in all regions of the world. The report analyzes local authorities in each continent under three main themes: the evolution of territorial structures; responsibilities and power, management and finances; and local democracy. An additional chapter is dedicated to the governance of large metropolises, where rapid growth presents major challenges, in particular in the fast-developing countries of the South. This report also offers a com ER -