Machine generated contents note: pt. I Decentralization and Local Economic Development -- 1.Exploring Conditions for Local Economic Development in Decentralized Systems of Government / Tim Campbell -- 2.The Experience of Decentralization and Local Development in Latin America / Rafael de la Cruz -- 3.Alternative Decentralization Models and the Chilean Experience / Mario Marcel -- pt. II Local Management -- 4.Mississauga, Canada: From a Small Community to a Dynamic Urban Center / Hazel McCallion -- 5.Washington, DC: Restoring the Capital of the United States / Anthony Williams -- 6.Catalonia: Overcoming Budgetary Limits with Public-Private Partnership and Performance-Based Budgeting / Anna Tarrach I Colls -- 7.Revitalizing Urban Centers / Roberto Chavez -- pt. III Macroeconomic Impact -- 8.Decentralization and Macroeconomic Control / Ernesto Stein -- 9.Lessons from the Argentinean Case of the 1990s / Roberto Lavagna --

Contents note continued: 10.Fiscal Decentralization and Macroeconomic Performance / Anwar Shah -- pt. IV Subnational Financing -- 11.The Political Economy of Decentralization and Good Governance in Latin America / Mercedes Garcia-Escribano -- 12.Financing and Public Services in Belo Horizonte / Alvaro Pio Junior -- 13.Reforming Mexico's Fiscal Federalism / Jose Antonio Gonzalez Anaya -- 14.Subnational Entity Credit-Risk Ratings / Fabiola Ortiz -- 15.Structural Funds for Regional Development in the European Union / Rosa Cobo Mayoral -- pt. V Competitiveness and Globalization -- 16.Regional Systems of Innovation in Latin America / Juan Carlos Navarro -- 17.Doing Business: How to Improve Local Competitiveness / Fernanda Almeida -- 18.Decentralization, Competitiveness, and Globalization: Opportunities and Challenges / Eduardo Wiesner -- pt. VI Local Community Participation -- 19.Decentralization in Colombia and the Transformation of Bogota / Jaime Castro --

Contents note continued: 20.The Private Sector as a Promoter of Citizen Control in Colombia / Maria Fernanda Campo -- 21.Decentralization and Governance: From Authoritarianism to National Dialogue in Bolivia / Ronald MacLean Abaroa.