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Author : Ivan L. Richardson
Release : 1965
Genre : Brazil
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Book Synopsis Perspectives of Brazilian State and Local Government by : Ivan L. Richardson
Download or read book Perspectives of Brazilian State and Local Government written by Ivan L. Richardson. This book was released on 1965. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Santiago Lago-Peñas
Release : 2013-07-01
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis The Challenge of Local Government Size by : Santiago Lago-Peñas
Download or read book The Challenge of Local Government Size written by Santiago Lago-Peñas. This book was released on 2013-07-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the efficient delivery of local public services, size matters. Many countries around the world have vertical government structures that are perceived as inefficient because of their high levels of jurisdictional fragmentation. This timely volume examines the different strategies used to address local government fragmentation and their observed results and consequences. Expert contributors in economics and political science offer a comprehensive breakdown of the issue of local jurisdiction fragmentation and provide recommendations for successful policy reform. Topics discussed include economies of scale, the costs and benefits of voluntary and forced amalgamation programs, the correlation between government size and corruption, privatization, and inter-municipal cooperation. A combination of theory and empirical evidence provides depth and makes this book an invaluable addition to the literature. Economists, public administrators and political scientists will find much of interest in this innovative volume, as will professors, students and international institutions with an interest in local government structure and reform.
Author : Robert T. Daland
Release : 1963
Genre : Brazil
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Book Synopsis Perspectives of Brazilian Public Administration by : Robert T. Daland
Download or read book Perspectives of Brazilian Public Administration written by Robert T. Daland. This book was released on 1963. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Samuels
Release : 2003-02-24
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis Ambition, Federalism, and Legislative Politics in Brazil by : David Samuels
Download or read book Ambition, Federalism, and Legislative Politics in Brazil written by David Samuels. This book was released on 2003-02-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ambition theory suggests that scholars can understand a good deal about politics by exploring politicians' career goals. In the USA, an enormous literature explains congressional politics by assuming that politicians primarily desire to win re-election. In contrast, although Brazil's institutions appear to encourage incumbency, politicians do not seek to build a career within the legislature. Instead, political ambition focuses on the subnational level. Even while serving in the legislature, Brazilian legislators act strategically to further their future extra-legislative careers by serving as 'ambassadors' of subnational governments. Brazil's federal institutions also affect politicians' electoral prospects and career goals, heightening the importance of subnational interests in the lower chamber of the national legislature. Together, ambition and federalism help explain important dynamics of executive-legislative relations in Brazil. This book's rational-choice institutionalist perspective contributes to the literature on the importance of federalism and subnational politics to understanding national-level politics around the world.
Author : Rebecca Abers
Release : 2000
Genre : Local government
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Book Synopsis Inventing Local Democracy by : Rebecca Abers
Download or read book Inventing Local Democracy written by Rebecca Abers. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abers (political science, Center for Public Policy Research, U. of Brasília, Brazil) provides a close study of innovative city government in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Led by the Workers' Party, the city implemented a participatory budget program in which residents meet in their neighborhoods to determine budget priorities. Taking place in a city long dominated by patronage politics and elite rule, the story is both a sociopolitical study of the impact that state- sponsored participatory forums can have on civil society and a contribution to the theory and practical possibilities of participatory democracy.--
