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020			_a9781781004517 (e-book)
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050		4	_aHJ9105 _b.L63 2011
245	0	0	_aLocal government finance _h[electronic resource] : _bthe challenges of the 21st century : second global report on decentralization and local democracy : GOLD II 2010 / _cUnited Cities and Local Governments.
260			_aCheltenham : _bEdward Elgar, _c2011.
300			_a1 online resource (374 p.) : _bill., maps.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0		_a1. Introduction -- 2. Africa -- 3. Asia-Pacific -- 4. Eurasia -- 5. Europe -- 6. Latin America -- 7. Middle East and Western Asia -- 8. North America -- 9. Financing metropolitan areas -- 10. Conclusion.
520			_aThis book, compiled from the 2nd Global Report of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) on Decentralization and Local Democracy, analyzes the architecture of fiscal decentralization in one hundred and ten countries as well as in major metropolitan areas. In the majority of these countries, local authorities are taking on more and more responsibilities for public investment and the provision of services that are essential for both economic development and the well being of their citizens.
650		0	_aLocal finance _vCross-cultural studies.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2lcsh
710	2		_aUnited Cities and Local Governments.
710	2		_aEdward Elgar Publishing.
776	1		_z0857939769 (hbk.) _z9780857939760 (hardback) _z9781781002964 (pbk.)
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.elgaronline.com/view/9780857939760.xml
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