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contents Acknowledgments ix List of Abbreviations xiii Introduction 1 Map of Bolivia 12 1. The Bolivian Decentralization Reform 13 2. Local Government at the Extremes: Viacha 48 3. Local Government at the Extremes: Charagua 87 4. Decentralization and Responsiveness across Bolivia: A 21-Year View 133 5. The State of Knowledge on Decentralization 159 6. Governance from Below: Theory 199 7. Governance from Below: Evidence 221 8. Return to the Extremes 240 9. Conclusion 273 Appendix: Chapter 4 Data and Principal Component Variables 291 Notes 297 List of Interviews 317 Bibliography 331 Index 349 ...

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