R. Andrew Nickson

This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Paraguay covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.

Historical Dictionary of Paraguay

Annotation. This selective, annotated bibliography, arranged by subject, aims to familiarize the reader with the best sources on a wide range of subjects relating to Paraguay. It focuses on material published since 1989, but classic texts and other key publications are also covered. Books published in English are emphasized, but many works in Spanish are also represented. Of the 742 entries, most are for published books, but a considerable number of periodical articles are also cited. The volume begins with an introductory essay, briefly outlining Paraguay's history from 1537 to the present. Nickson is a Reader in Public Management and Latin American Development at the University of Birmingham, England. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

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Janice Caulfield

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Norbert Kersting

"Good local governance" reflects the dual functions of local government. On the one hand, democratic regimes gain input legitimacy by responsiveness and by being inclusive towards the preferences of their citizens. On the other hand, they achieve output legitimacy by effectively delivering public goods and services. Their governance strategies follow three major paths - "decentralisation," "political administrative reforms" and "participatory reforms". But national contexts, actors, political culture and path dependency matter a lot. In this book continent-wide developments are compared by using relevant country studies. This comparative approach focuses on "developing countries" in Asia, Africa and Latin America, comparing and contrasting their experience with that of European countries

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