" There are fundamental reasons to see the World Bank's report Localizing Development, by Ghazala Mansuri and Vijayendra Rao, as one of the most important books on development in recent years. " The ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Local participation in development programs has become standard rhetoric in many initiatives throughout Latin America. While states have ...

Washington, November 14, 2012 – Involving local communities in decisions that affect their lives is central to making development more effective, and it has the potential to transform the role that ...