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Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE

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Total Pages: 224

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Publisher: IICA

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Total Pages: 168

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Regional Problems and Policies in Latin America
Regional Problems and Policies in Latin America

Author: Juan R. Cuadrado-Roura

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2014-01-07

Total Pages: 541

ISBN-13: 3642396747

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This contributed volume is the first book in English to offer a current and critical vision of regional problems and policies in the countries of Latin America. The book is in three main parts: a general overview of regional processes and trends in Latin America as a whole; country-level coverage of seven individual countries; and comparative analyses of common major problems such as migration, education, labor, poverty, decentralization, exports and foreign direct investments. Written by renowned academics and experts from the region, the book seeks to provide a better understanding of regional challenges and trends, regional disparities that exist in many Latin American countries and the increasing importance of metropolitan areas.

Handbook of Comparative and Development Public Administration
Handbook of Comparative and Development Public Administration

Author: Ali Farazmand

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2019-02-21

Total Pages: 1160

ISBN-13: 9780203904756

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With contributions from nearly 80 international experts, this comprehensive resource covers diverse issues, aspects, and features of public administration and policy around the world. It focuses on bureaucracy and bureaucratic politics in developing and industrialized countries and emphasizing administrative performance and policy implementation, as well as political system maintenance and regime enhancement. The book covers the history of public administration and bureaucracy in Persia, Greece, Rome, and Byzantium and among the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas, public administration in small island states, Eastern Europe, and ethics and other contemporary issues in public administration.

Regional Development and Planning for the 21st Century
Regional Development and Planning for the 21st Century

Author: Allen G. Noble

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-12-20

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 0429833342

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Published in 1998, Regional Development and Planning for the 21st Century examines a number of related themes including: the traditional approach of local and regional planning initiatives developed within the context of national goals; the current decline of bi-polar political and ideological blocs; political decentralization and concurrent economic centralization including the growth of multi-national corporations; devolution of centralized planning powers to regions and localities, and the rise and acceptance of sustainable development concepts. The book is divided into five parts addressing: 1 - adjustments to political, economic and social change; 2 the problems of urban housing and housing and health; 3 - adjustments to environmental change, development policies and sustainability; 4 - the problem of rapid urban growth and mega cities; 5 - adjustments of changing urban networks. The contributors are from several countries worldwide and the chapters examine the issues at a global level.

Regional Integration, Development, and Governance in Mesoamerica
Regional Integration, Development, and Governance in Mesoamerica

Author: Alina Gamboa

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2019-09-13

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 3030253503

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This book provides an overview of governance and development in the Mesoamerican Region (MAR), the design and scope of the Plan Puebla Panamá (PPP), its relationship to pre-existing regional organisms and its transformation into Proyecto Mesoamérica. The PPP was introduced as a holistic project that would reverse the cycles of poverty in Mesoamerica. However, the plan incited huge opposition from many groups within Mesoamerica, and throughout its duration few of its objectives were met. The author analyses the plan and describes the regional setting and precursors, as well as the US policy towards the Mesoamerican countries. Using this approach with an analysis of governance in Mesoamerica, this monograph shows a more complete picture of why this ambitious development project did not reach its goals and draws applicable insights to other regions where governance is complex.