TY - GEN AU - Persaud, Patricia, ed. AU - Cramer, Winston, comp. ED - Decentralization and Local Government in the Caribbean ED - TI - Decentralization and local government in the Caribbean SN - 976-8173-81-5 PB - National Democratic Institute for International Affairs KW - LOCAL GOVERNMENT KW - CARIBBEAN KW - DECENTRALIZATION KW - DEMOCRACY N1 - Centre has two (2) copies N2 - Discusses the philosophical and theoretical bases for decentralization and local government and explores their development within the Caribbean region. Reviews the potential for promoting local government decentralization and examines the adaptation and practices in the Caribbean while analysing current patterns and trends. Concludes with a discussion of the framework for local government decentralization in the twenty-first century ER -