East Asia Decentralizes : Making Local Government Work

doi:10.1596/0-8213-6059-0

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East Asia Decentralizes : Making Local Government Work

dc.contributor.author	World Bank
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-08T13:55:13Z
dc.date.available	2012-06-08T13:55:13Z
dc.date.issued	2005
dc.description.abstract	The past two decades have witnessed a fundamental transformation in the structure of government across East Asia. Prior to 1990 most East Asian countries were highly centralized; today, decentralization is ubiquitous throughout the region. From China to Thailand, sub-national governments are now responsible for the delivery of critical services and account for a significant proportion of total public expenditure. In just two decades, local and regional authorities have emerged as the organizational fulcrum on which much of the weight of development now falls. This report is the first attempt to look systematically at this phenomenon throughout East Asia. It is broken into four main sections. Chapters 1 and 2 provide an overview of the intergovernmental structures and frameworks that have emerged thus far, assess the status of the decentralization process, and identify key reform challenges for the future. Chapters 3-7 examine various dimensions of local and intergovernmental finance: sub-national borrowing; local revenues; public expenditure management; and the impact of the process on inter-regional equity and poverty reduction. The management of human resources is also covered here. Chapters 8-10 focus on the impact of decentralization on investment and service-delivery in three key sectors: health, education, and basic infrastructure. The final two chapters (11-12) look at issues connected with local accountability and community driven development.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/6431825/east-asia-decentralizes-making-local-government-work
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/0-8213-6059-0
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-8213-6059-0
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7492
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Washington, DC
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subject	DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subject	FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subject	PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject	PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT REVENUE
dc.subject	HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL REFORMS
dc.subject	LOCAL GOVERNANCE
dc.subject	COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
dc.title	East Asia Decentralizes : Making Local Government Work	en
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.date.disclosure	2010-05-19
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Publication
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Publication
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/6431825/east-asia-decentralizes-making-local-government-work
okr.globalpractice	Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpractice	Governance
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okr.guid	305911468032971991
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/0-8213-6059-0
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000160016_20051122164311
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	6431825
okr.identifier.report	34401
okr.language.supported	en
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okr.region.administrative	East Asia and Pacific
okr.topic	Public Sector Development::Decentralization
okr.topic	Macroeconomics and Economic Growth::Subnational Economic Development
okr.topic	Public Sector Expenditure Policy
okr.topic	Public Finance Decentralization and Poverty Reduction
okr.topic	Public Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.unit	Office of the Regional Vice Pres (EAPVP)
okr.volume	1 of 1