1. From government decentralization to decentralized governance - G. Shabbir Cheema anad Dennis A. Rondinelli 2. Parallel and partnership approaches to decentralized governance: Experience in weak states - Dennis A. Rondinelli 3. Decentralization and electronic governance - Guido Bertucci and Maria Stefania Senese 4. Local governments that perform well: Four explanations - Merille S. Grindle 5. Political decentralization in Africa: Experiences of Uganda, Rwanda, and South Africa - John-Mary Kauzya 6. Devolution toward democracy: lessons for theory and practice from the Philippines - Ledivina V. Cariño 7. Decentralization, deconcentration, and poverty reduction in the Asia Pacific - Peter Blunt and Mark Turner 8. Fiscal decentralization and intergovernmental fiscal relations: navigating a viable path to reform - Paul Smoke 9. Government decentralization and decentralized governance in Latin America: The silent revolution of the local level? - Enrique Cabrero 10. Devolution with accountability: learning from good practices - G. Shabbir Cheema 11. Decentralization and participatory local governance: a decision space analysis and application to Peru - Derick W. Brinkerhoff, Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff, and Stephanie Mc Nulty 12. Challenges to decentralization governance in Weak states - Goran Hyden 13. Decentralization and legal empowerment of the poor - Naresh Singh 14. Decentralization to promote effective and efficient pro-poor infrastructure and service delivery in the least-developed countries - Kadmiel H. Wekwete 15. Designing decentralized coastal management programs - Kem Lowry 16. Issues and best practices in the decentralization of natural resource control in developing coutries - William Ascher