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Collection of articles evaluating the 1982 decentralizing reform. Includes discussion of the impact of decentralization on education and energy policy; decentralization in the departments of Drôme and Nord; and financial aspects as well as information on the EEC.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- PART 1: BACKGROUND AND SCOPE -- 1. Introduction and Preview -- 2. Context of Change: Decentralization and State Reform in Latin America -- 3. Research Questions: Inventing Decentralized Government -- 4. Selection of Cases and Methods -- PART 2: CASES -- 5. FISCAL MANAGEMENT AND LOCAL RESOURCE MOBILIZATION -- 5-1. The Politics of Participation in Tijuana, Mexico: Inventing a New Style of Governance -- 5-2. Tax Management in the Municipalities of Valledupar and Manizales, Colombia -- 6. ADMINISTRATIVE PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT -- 6-1. Modernizing a Provincial Public Sector: An Experiment in Mendoza, Argentina -- 6-2. Changing the Managerial Mindset: The FONDEVE in Conchalí, Chile -- 7. PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL DECISIONMAKING -- 7-1. Participatory Budgeting in Porto Alegre, Brazil -- 7-2. Improving Basic Infrastructure in Mendoza, Argentina: MENPROSIF -- 8. PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION -- 8-1. Innovative Urban Transport in Curitiba, Brazil -- 8-2. Partnering for Services in Santa Cruz, Bolivia -- 9. PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATION -- 9-1. Partnering in Cali, Colombia, for Planning and Management -- 9-2. Privatizing Ports and Mines in Venezuelan States -- 9-3. Municipalities, Banks, and the Poor in Shelter and Infrastructure of Nicaraguan Cities -- PART 3: LESSONS FOR DONORS AND POLICYMAKERS -- 10. CHALLENGE FOR DONORS-SUSTAINING THE ENGINE OF REFORM -- 10-1. Promoting Democracy through Decentralization and Strengthening Local Governance: USAID's Approach and Experience -- 10-2. Policy Choices and Institutional Dynamics of Decentralization: Operational Implications for Technical Cooperation -- 11. Conclusions and Policy Lessons.