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Descentralización en Latinoamérica desde una perspectiva de países pequeños: Bolivia, El Salvador, Ecuador y Nicaragua

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  • Arze, Francisco Javier
  • Martinez Vázquez, Jorge

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El objetivo principal de este trabajo es examinar, comparar y extraer lecciones del proceso de descentralización en cuatro países latinoamericanos de pequeño tamaño. Varias lecciones se desprenden de este ejercicio. Primero, el proceso de descentralización puede ser virtualmente tan exigente y complejo en un país pequeño, como Nicaragua, como en un país muchas veces mayor, como México. Segundo, no existe una forma única y superior de descentralización fiscal. Tercero, consciente ó inconscientemente los países toman la decisión, con grandes consecuencias, de reformar el proceso de descentralización de una forma evolutiva y gradual, ó de una forma comprensiva y de golpe. Cuarto, el proceso de descentralización se puede realizar reforzando y apoyando las instituciones tradicionales descentralizadas, en particular los municipios, ó se puede realizar creando nuevas instituciones descentralizadas. Quinto, aunque la descentralización somete retos técnicos importantes, la descentralización es inminentemente un proceso político exigido a veces desde abajo ó como una solución desde arriba. La discusión se concentra en seis áreas principales: estructura vertical del gobierno, asignación de ingresos y sistema de transferencias, asignación de gastos, proceso presupuestario municipal y acceso al crédito por los municipios.
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  • Arze, Francisco Javier & Martinez Vázquez, Jorge, 2003. "Descentralización en Latinoamérica desde una perspectiva de países pequeños: Bolivia, El Salvador, Ecuador y Nicaragua," Observatorio de la Economía Latinoamericana, Servicios Académicos Intercontinentales SL. Hasta 31/12/2022, issue 11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:erv:observ:y:2003:11:afmv
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