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Political Variables and Governmental Decentralization in Peru, 1949-1988*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Gregory D. Schmidt
Gregory D. Schmidt*
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Northern Illinois University
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Although decentralization is probably the institutional reform most frequently proposed for Third World countries, it has proven to be an elusive topic for both practitioners and analysts of development. Studies of centralization and decentralization are overwhelmingly descriptive, formalistic, or episodic. This article attempts to improve our understanding of how macro-political factors affect the adoption and implementation of decentralization policies in Latin America.

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Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 31 , Issue 1-2: Special Issue: Latin America at the Crossroads: Major Public Policy Issues , Spring/Summer 1989 , pp. 193 - 232
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Copyright © University of Miami 1989

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Footnotes

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The author wishes to thank Ray Bromley, Baltazar Caravedo, José Garzón, David Hess, Michael Hirsh, and Henry Izquierdo for sharing useful insights and knowledge on regional development organizations in Peru; Martin Scurrah and Norman Uphoff for comments on earlier versions of this work; Luis Quiroz, María Reynafarje, and Carol Wise for their help in securing access to investment data; and 71 Peruvian officials of central agencies and Cordes who were interviewed in 1985 and 1987. However, he is solely responsible for the contents of the article and the interpretations expressed.

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