Building Local Development In Latin America
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Local Governance And Local Economic Development
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Author : Josefa S. Edralin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Local Governance And Local Economic Development written by Josefa S. Edralin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Decentralization in government categories.
Decentralized Development In Latin America
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Author : Paul Lindert
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2010-03-02
Decentralized Development In Latin America written by Paul Lindert and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-02 with Social Science categories.
Much of the scholarly and professional literature on development focuses either on the ‘macro’ level of national policies and politics or on the ‘micro’ level of devel- ment projects and household or community socio-economic dynamics. By contrast, this collection pitches itself at the ‘meso’ level with a comparative exploration of the ways in which local institutions – municipalities, local governments, city authorities, civil society networks and others – have demanded, and taken on, a greater role in planning and managing development in the Latin American region. The book’s rich empirical studies reveal that local institutions have engaged upwards, with central authorities, to shape their policy and resource environments and in turn, been pressured from ‘below’ by local actors contesting the ways in which the structures and processes of local governance are framed. The examples covered in this volume range from global cities, such as Mexico and Santiago, to remote rural areas of the Bolivian and Brazilian Amazon. As a result the book provides a deep understanding of the diversity and complexity of local governance and local development in Latin America, while avoiding the stereotyped claims about the impact of globalisation or the potential benefits of decentralisation, as frequently stated in less empirically grounded analysis.
Fragile Governance And Local Economic Development
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Author : Sergio Montero
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-08-17
Fragile Governance And Local Economic Development written by Sergio Montero and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-17 with Business & Economics categories.
Much of our understanding of local economic development is based on large urban agglomerations as nodes of innovation and competitive advantage, connecting territories to global value chains. However, this framework cannot so easily be applied to peripheral regions and secondary cities in either the Global South or the North. This book proposes an alternative way of looking at local economic development based on the idea of fragile governance and three variables: associations and networks; learning processes; and leadership and conflict management in six Latin American peripheral regions. The case studies illustrate the challenges of governance in small and intermediate cities in Latin America, and showcase strategies that are being used to achieve a more resilient and territorial vision of local economic development. This book will be of interest to students and researchers of local economic development, urban and regional studies, and political economy in Latin America as well as to policy-makers and practitioners interested in local and regional economic development policy.
Community Capacity And Resilience In Latin America
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Author : Paul R. Lachapelle
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-05-20
Community Capacity And Resilience In Latin America written by Paul R. Lachapelle and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-20 with Architecture categories.
Community Capacity and Resilience in Latin America addresses the role of communities in building their capacity to increase resiliency and carry out rural development strategies in Latin America. Resiliency in a community sense is associated with an ability to address stress and respond to shock while obtaining participatory engagement in community assessment, planning and outcome. Although the political contexts for community development have changed dramatically in a number of Latin American countries in recent years, there are growing opportunities and examples of communities working together to address common problems and improve collective quality of life. This book links scholarship that highlights community development praxis using new frameworks to understand the potential for community capacity and resiliency. By rejecting old linear models of development, based on technology transfer and diffusion of technology, many communities in Latin America have built capacity of their capital assets to become more resilient and adapt positively to change. This book is an essential resource for academics and practitioners of rural development, demonstrating that there is much we can learn from the skills of self-diagnosis and building on existing assets to enhance community capitals. Chapter 3 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license.
Honoring The Past Building The Future
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Author : Ricardo Ávila
language : en
Publisher: Inter-American Development Bank
Release Date : 2009-01-01
Honoring The Past Building The Future written by Ricardo Ávila and has been published by Inter-American Development Bank this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with Business & Economics categories.
Although science has unlocked the secrets of the human genome, the causes of social and economic development remain stubbornly enigmatic. Why do some countries adopt new technologies more readily than others? Why does income inequality persist in some regions--even in the face of rapid economic growth? Why do some societies welcome the challenges of globalization while others attempt to turn back the tide? Honoring the Past, Building the Future examines these and many related questions through the experience of Latin America and the Caribbean. In an accessible, journalistic style, author Ricardo Ávila explores a tumultuous half-century in which the region went from backwater to breadbasket, from dictatorship to democracy, and from economic basket case to emerging power.
Experiences Of Local Development In Latin America
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Author : Alastair Whitson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Experiences Of Local Development In Latin America written by Alastair Whitson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Civil society categories.
Strengthening Democracy Through Community Capacity Building
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Author : Héctor Luis Díaz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Strengthening Democracy Through Community Capacity Building written by Héctor Luis Díaz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Community development categories.
The study in this book found that social intervention programs sponsored by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International in four Latin American countries (Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru and Boliva) were successful in building community and democratic processes. The authors are social scientists.
Social Urbanism In Latin America
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Author : Carlos Leite
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2019-10-11
Social Urbanism In Latin America written by Carlos Leite and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-11 with Science categories.
This book highlights current concepts of Social Urbanism, the contemporary set of multiple and interdisciplinary urban studies that have emerged mainly from the complex realities of Latin American cities. The discussion that follows places special emphasis on public land policy and the innovative urban instruments developed in that region to promote social and territorial inclusion. Critical reflections throughout the pages of this book shed light into the local context of each case-study in order to understand their specific set of challenges and opportunities. Relevant lessons are extracted from the three cities here analyzed, the medium-scale city of Medellin, the large-scale city of Bogota, and the megacity of Sao Paulo, as well as from local innovative experiences in Argentina and Uruguay. These cities underwent promising transformation processes over two decades, applying planning and financing instruments of land policy which have produced significant shifts in the urban development paradigm in the region. The quest for social inclusion has emerged as the common denominator in these cities, awakening growing interest across several fields of urban studies, from public policies and city management to urban law, city financing, urban development, and innovative community participation processes. The book brings implications on urban land policy for transition cities in the Global South. The question of social inclusion in Global South cities is however far from being solved; the analysis presented in this book shows advances and hope, besides a long path still ahead, which can only be faced through a continuous and challenging incremental process. May this book be an incremental step.
Real Estate And Urban Development In South America
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Author : Claudia Murray
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-12-14
Real Estate And Urban Development In South America written by Claudia Murray and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-14 with Business & Economics categories.
Real Estate and Urban Development in South America uncovers how investors are navigating South American real estate markets in commercial, residential and infrastructure development. A preferred location for real estate development during the colonial era, in recent decades South America has been seen as high-risk for global real estate investors. This book explores the strengths and weaknesses of real estate markets in the region, concluding that with careful implementation of the correct development strategies, the region can once again take its place at the centre stage of global real estate investment. Comparing the economics and market maturity of South American countries in turn, the authors draw out the particular contexts in which investors and developers operate in mature and emerging markets. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, analysis of local development policies, legislation, valuation methods and taxation is supplemented with case studies from key players in the region’s major cities. The first full overview of real estate markets in South America, this book will be an essential guide for investors, policy makers, academics and students with an interest in this this rapidly evolving region.
Local Governments And Rural Development
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Author : Krister Andersson
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2009
Local Governments And Rural Development written by Krister Andersson and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Social Science categories.
Despite the recent economic upswing in many Latin American countries, rural poverty rates in the region have actually increased during the past two decades. Experts blame excessively centralized public administrations for the lackluster performance of public policy initiatives. In response, decentralization reformshave become a common government strategy for improving public sector performance in rural areas. The effect of these reforms is a topic of considerable debate among government officials, policy scholars, and citizensÕ groups. This book offers a systematic analysis of how local governments and farmer groups in Latin America are actually faring today. Based on interviews with more than 1,200 mayors, local officials, and farmers in 390 municipal territories in four Latin American nations, the authors analyze the ways in which different forms of decentralization affect the governance arrangements for rural development Òon the ground.Ó Their comparative analysis suggests that rural development outcomes are systemically linked to locally negotiated institutional arrangementsÑformal and informalÑbetween government officials, NGOs, and farmer groups that operate in the local sphere. They find that local-government actors contribute to public services that better assist the rural poor when local actors cooperate to develop their own institutional arrangements for participatory planning, horizontal learning, and the joint production of services. This study brings substantive data and empirical analysis to a discussion that has, until now, more often depended on qualitative research in isolated cases. With more than 60 percent of Latin AmericaÕs rural population living in poverty, the results are both timely and crucial.