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An Overview of the Main Obstacles to Decentralization

In: Decentralization in Developing Countries

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  • Jorge Martinez-Vazquez
  • François Vaillancourt

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This insightful study examines the decentralization experiences from 15 countries in different regions of the world. All of these countries have actively attempted to decentralize, or continue to do so, and have faced obstacles serious enough to either derail or significantly delay their decentralization objectives.

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  • Jorge Martinez-Vazquez & François Vaillancourt, 2011. "An Overview of the Main Obstacles to Decentralization," Chapters, in: Jorge Martinez-Vazquez & François Vaillancourt (ed.), Decentralization in Developing Countries, chapter 1, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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