Decentralization and Local Economic Development Strategies in Latin America

The Capstone team has provided a framework for discussion of a series of case studies on decentralization and local economic development (LED) in Latin America. The case studies are one of the few sources that provide examples of current LED efforts in Latin America. They were commissioned by Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) and conducted by UN Economic Commission on Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL) during 2000 and have not been reviewed and disseminated until now. The Capstone team has provided an important frame to explain how the variety of Latin American cities and regions studied have implemented LED policies that benefit their communities. The World Bank Institute will draw on the Capstone teams report as they develop courses on LED in Latin America.