Leadership and Innovation in Subnational Government

by Campbell, Tim; Fuhr, Harald

• ISBN13: 9780821357071
• ISBN10: 0821357077
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: World Bank

Summary

This publication examines the various innovative projects on-going in Latin America, where fledging and developing local government policies are being introduced for reforming and improving services for the local communities whom they serve. The emergence of decentralised democracies in this region of the world offers may new challenges, that are dependent on building communities open to enterprise and innovation. Among such innovations are popular participation, service delivery, privatization and personnel management. Case studies of such developments are documented in this publication. For outside agencies and countries providing donor finance to this region, a greater awareness is required of the local policies that are being implemented. The World Bank recommends a process of participation in public choice, and a fostering of greater co-operation at a local level.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Contributors	xi
PART 1: BACKGROUND AND SCOPE
1. Introduction and Preview	3	(8)
Tim Campbell and Harald Fuhr
2. Context of Change: Decentralization and State Reform in Latin America	11	(10)
Tim Campbell and Harald Fuhr
3. Research Questions: Inventing Decentralized Government	21	(32)
Tim Campbell and Harald Fuhr
4. Selection of Cases and Methods	53	(14)
Tim Campbell and Harald Fuhr
PART 2: CASES
5. FISCAL MANAGEMENT AND LOCAL RESOURCE MOBILIZATION	67	(56)
5-1. The Politics of Participation in Tijuana, Mexico: Inventing a New Style of Governance	69	(30)
Tim Campbell and Travis Katz
5-2. Tax Management in the Municipalities of Valledupar and Manizales, Colombia	99	(24)
Alberto Maldonado
6. ADMINISTRATIVE PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT	123	(52)
6-1. Modernizing a Provincial Public Sector: An Experiment in Mendoza, Argentina	125	(26)
Harald Fuhr
6-2. Changing the Managerial Mindset: The FONDEVE in Conchali, Chile	151	(24)
Florence Eid
7. PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL DECISIONMAKING	175	(58)
7-1. Participatory Budgeting in Porto Alegre, Brazil	177	(36)
Zander Navarro
7-2. Improving Basic Infrastructure in Mendoza, Argentina: MENPROSIF	213	(20)
Tim Campbell
8. PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION	233	(62)
8-1. Innovative Urban Transport in Curitiba, Brazil	235	(24)
Roberto Santoro and Josef Leitmann
8-2. Partnering for Services in Santa Cruz, Bolivia	259	(36)
Fernando Rojas
9. PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATION	295
9-1. Partnering in Cali, Colombia, for Planning and Management	297	(16)
Fernando Rojas
9-2. Privatizing Ports and Mines in Venezuelan States	313	(40)
Rafael de la Cruz and Arianna Legovini
9-3. Municipalities, Banks, and the Poor in Shelter and Infrastructure of Nicaraguan Cities	353	(40)
Alfredo Stein
PART 3: LESSONS FOR DONORS AND POLICYMAKERS
10. CHALLENGE FOR DONORS -SUSTAINING THE ENGINE OF REFORM	393	(40)
10-1. Promoting Democracy through Decentralization and Strengthening Local Governance: USAID's Approach and Experience	395	(20)
Mark L. Schneider
10-2. Policy Choices and Institutional Dynamics of Decentralization: Operational Implications for Technical Cooperation	415	(18)
Albrecht Stockmayer
11. Conclusions and Policy Lessons	433
Tim Campbell and Harald Fuhr