Exploring the dynamics of policy reform, this book examines how reform advocates can successfully navigate political challenges and institutional biases. It argues that despite opposition from powerful groups, strategic choices made by proponents can shift power dynamics and facilitate successful change. By analyzing cases where reform initiatives have thrived against the odds, it provides insights into the mechanisms that enable transformative policy actions.
The focus is on the evolution of Latin America and Africa as they navigate significant political and economic crises. The book analyzes the unique challenges each region faces and explores the historical and contemporary factors influencing their development. It offers insights into the resilience and strategies employed by these regions in response to adversity, making it a critical resource for understanding their complex trajectories.
Focusing on the political and economic crises faced by Latin America and Africa, this book explores their developmental trajectories. It analyzes how historical contexts and contemporary challenges have shaped the regions' responses to adversity, highlighting key events and trends that influence their growth and resilience. Through in-depth examination, the text offers insights into the complexities of development in these diverse regions.
A study of the effects of decentralization on thirty Mexican municipalities. It describes how local governments respond when they are assigned new responsibilities and resources under decentralization policies. It explains why decentralization leads to better local governments in some cases - and why it fails to in others.
This book addresses the broader questions of how both the content and the context of public policy affect its implementation. Through a series of case studies from Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Zambia, Kenya, and India, ten scholars here demonstrate that numerous factors intervene between the statement of policy goals and their actual achievement in society. Originally published in 1980. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
The first biography of Zelia Nuttall (1857-1933), a pioneering Mexican- American anthropologist whose work on Aztec cosmology and mastery of ancient codices helped shape our understanding of pre-Columbian Mexico. Grindle captures the appeal and contradictions of this trailblazing woman, who brought a new rigor to the study of ancient civilizations.