East Asia decentralizes making local government work. (Washington, D.C. World Bank, 2005)
Contents: East Asia Decentralizes - - The Rules of the Intergovernmental Game in East Asia: Decentralization Frameworks and Processes - - Achieving Fiscal Sustainability - - Fiscal Disparities in East Asia: How Large and do they Matter? - - Public Expenditure on the Frontline: Toward Effectifve Management by Subnational Governments - - Subnational Own-Source Revenue: Getting Policy and Administration Right - - Managing Human Resources in A Decentralized Context - - Decentralizing Health: Lessons from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam - - Education Reforms in East Asia: Policy, Process, and Impact - - Decentralizing Basic Infrastructure Services - - Governance Gone Local: Does Decentralization Improve Accountability? - - Community-Driven Development: Decentralization's Accountability Challenge.
Keywords: Decentralization in government -- East Asia