Author: Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Author: Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Regional Policy, Economic Growth and Convergence
Author: Juan R. Cuadrado-RouraPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642021786
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Many European, Latin American and Asian countries have experience with regional policies aiming to reduce regional disparities in GDP per capita and/or to develop problem regions helping to recover from its GDP decrease. Spain represents, without any doubt, a very rich and interesting case-study regarding regional problems and regional development policies. The aim of this book is not only to analyze the regional policies practiced, their objectives, instruments and effects, but to provide an in-depth analysis on the impact of investments in infrastructure, human capital and other factors, as well as the advances accomplished in terms of productivity, convergence and regional competitiveness. The book particularly wants to impart knowledge, which can be useful for other countries’ policy makers, as well as for academics, researchers and consultants. The contributions selected have been written by prestigious Spanish academics, most of them also having practical experience in the field.
Regional Integration, Development, and Governance in Mesoamerica
Author: Alina GamboaPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030253503
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
This book provides an overview of governance and development in the Mesoamerican Region (MAR), the design and scope of the Plan Puebla Panamá (PPP), its relationship to pre-existing regional organisms and its transformation into Proyecto Mesoamérica. The PPP was introduced as a holistic project that would reverse the cycles of poverty in Mesoamerica. However, the plan incited huge opposition from many groups within Mesoamerica, and throughout its duration few of its objectives were met. The author analyses the plan and describes the regional setting and precursors, as well as the US policy towards the Mesoamerican countries. Using this approach with an analysis of governance in Mesoamerica, this monograph shows a more complete picture of why this ambitious development project did not reach its goals and draws applicable insights to other regions where governance is complex.
Author: Publisher: IICA
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Manejo de áreas protegidas en los trópicos
Author: John MackinnonPublisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9782880328085
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Voice and Vote
Author: Stephanie McNultyPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 080477398X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
This book investigates a recent Peruvian decentralization reform that is considered to be one of the most participatory in Latin America.
De-coding New Regionalism
Author: Professor James W. ScottPublisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 1409488004
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Bringing together comparative case studies from Central Europe and South America, this book focuses on 'new' regions – regions created as political projects of modernization and 're-scaling'. Through this approach it de-codes 'New Regionalism' in terms of its contributions to institutional change, while acknowledging its contested nature and contradictions. It questions whether these regions are merely a strategy of neo-liberal adjustment to changing political and economic conditions, or whether they are indicative of true reform, greater citizen participation and empowerment. It assesses whether these regions are really representing something new or whether they are a reconfiguration of traditional power relationships. It provides a timely critical analysis of 'region-building' and the extent to which national processes of decentralization and sub-national processes of regionalism can enhance the effectiveness and responsiveness of governance.
De-coding New Regionalism
Author: James W. ScottPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317153820
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Bringing together comparative case studies from Central Europe and South America, this book focuses on 'new' regions - regions created as political projects of modernization and 're-scaling'. Through this approach it de-codes 'New Regionalism' in terms of its contributions to institutional change, while acknowledging its contested nature and contradictions. It questions whether these regions are merely a strategy of neo-liberal adjustment to changing political and economic conditions, or whether they are indicative of true reform, greater citizen participation and empowerment. It assesses whether these regions are really representing something new or whether they are a reconfiguration of traditional power relationships. It provides a timely critical analysis of 'region-building' and the extent to which national processes of decentralization and sub-national processes of regionalism can enhance the effectiveness and responsiveness of governance.
A Directory of Impact Assessment Guidelines
Author: International Institute for Environment and DevelopmentPublisher: IIED
ISBN: 1899825118
Category : Environmental impact analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Decentralization In Mexico
Author: Victoria RodriguezPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429969651
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
This book assesses the impact of decentralization on Mexico’s intergovernmental relations and examines the constraints upon the devolution of political power from the center to the lower levels of government. It also discusses the distribution of power and authority to governments of opposition parties within the context of a more open political space. Victoria Rodríguez uncovers a new paradox in the Mexican political system: retaining power by giving it away. She argues that since the de la Madrid presidency (1982–1988), the Mexican government has embarked upon a major effort of political and administrative decentralization as a means to increase its hold on power. That effort continued under Salinas, but paradoxically led to further centralization. However, since Zedillo assumed the presidency, it has become increasingly clear that the survival of the ruling party and, indeed, the viability of his own government require a genuine, de facto reduction of centralism.
