Publication: Leadership and Innovation in Subnational Government : Case Studies from Latin America
Date
2004
ISSN
Published
2004
Author(s)
Campbell, Tim
Fuhr, Harald
Abstract
This book is about inventing successes
and good practices of governments that are "closer to
the people." Numerous examples throughout Latin America
indicate-often despite macroeconomic instability, high
inflation, and strong top-down regulation-that subnational
actors have repeatedly achieved what their central
counterparts preached: sound policymaking, better
administration, better services, more participation, and
sustained economic development. But what makes some
governments change course and move toward innovation? What
triggers experimentation and, eventually, turns ordinary
practice into good practice? The book answers some of these
questions. It goes beyond a mere documentation of good and
best practice, which is increasingly provided through
international networks and Internet sites. Instead, it seeks
a better understanding of the origins and fates of such
successes at the micro level. The case studies and
analytical chapters seek to explain: How good practice is
born at the local level; Where innovative ideas come from;
How such ideas are introduced in a new context, successfully
implemented, and propagated locally and beyond; What donors
can do to effectively assist processes of self-induced and
bottom-up change.
Citation
“Campbell, Tim; Fuhr, Harald. 2004. Leadership and Innovation in Subnational Government : Case Studies from Latin America. WBI Development Studies;. © Washington, DC: World Bank. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/9bf8be6d-d80f-5090-85cf-27dd8bdeb609 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”