TY - BOOK ED - United Cities and Local Governments. ED - Edward Elgar Publishing. TI - Local government finance: the challenges of the 21st century : second global report on decentralization and local democracy : GOLD II 2010 SN - 9781781004517 (e-book) AV - HJ9105 .L63 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Cheltenham PB - Edward Elgar KW - Local finance KW - Cross-cultural studies KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - Includes bibliographical references; 1. 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 N2 - This 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 UR - http://www.elgaronline.com/view/9780857939760.xml ER -