What is it about?
This chapter examines the role of decentralization and local governance reform in three Latin American countries: Colombia, Guatemala, and El Salvador.
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Decentralization and local government development have been major reform activities for decades now. One of the reputed benefits of such reform is the prevention or resolution of conflict. I examine the evidence for peace benefits related to decentralization in three countries: Colombia, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Can these experiences provide lessons for the future?
Perspectives
These are three cases of internal conflict in which varying degrees of decentralization were or were not (in the case of El Salvador) aimed at helping resolve the wars. Decentralization is not a panacea, however.
Gary Bland
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This page is a summary of: Governance in Post-Conflict Societies, December 2006, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.4324/9780203965122.
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