Edited by Claudia N. Avellaneda, Professor, O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Bloomington, USA

‘Claudia Avellaneda brings together a line-up of skilled authors at the forefront of Latin American public administration to craft a critical overview of the performance of municipalities. The volume examines long-standing concerns about human capital, bureaucratic quality, decision-making, environmental shocks and governmental effectiveness to provide cutting edge knowledge on this understudied region.’

• Contents:Introduction to What Works in Latin American Municipalities? 1Claudia N. Avellaneda1 Assessing the influence of Brazilian mayors’ humancapital and political context on fiscal inputs 16Claudia N. Avellaneda and Marco Antonio Catussi Paschoalotto2 Administrative capacity and Chilean local governmentaleffectiveness 55Gabriel Piña and Claudia N. Avellaneda3 Colombian education quality: political, managerial, orbureaucratic quality? 81Claudia N. Avellaneda4 Mayor’s gender and task-specific education influences onEcuadorian municipal financial efficiency 107Julio C. Zambrano and Claudia N. Avellaneda5 Explaining Mexican mayors’ preferences for participatorydecision-making: an experimental analysis 128Claudia N. Avellaneda and Johabed Olvera6 Determinants of property value reappraisals: municipal responsiveness to urban changes 149Claudia N. Avellaneda and Gabriel Piña7 Conclusion to What Works in Latin American Municipalities? 202Claudia N. AvellanedaIndex

Edited by Claudia N. Avellaneda, Professor, O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Bloomington, USA

‘Claudia Avellaneda brings together a line-up of skilled authors at the forefront of Latin American public administration to craft a critical overview of the performance of municipalities. The volume examines long-standing concerns about human capital, bureaucratic quality, decision-making, environmental shocks and governmental effectiveness to provide cutting edge knowledge on this understudied region.’

• Contents:Introduction to What Works in Latin American Municipalities? 1Claudia N. Avellaneda1 Assessing the influence of Brazilian mayors’ humancapital and political context on fiscal inputs 16Claudia N. Avellaneda and Marco Antonio Catussi Paschoalotto2 Administrative capacity and Chilean local governmentaleffectiveness 55Gabriel Piña and Claudia N. Avellaneda3 Colombian education quality: political, managerial, orbureaucratic quality? 81Claudia N. Avellaneda4 Mayor’s gender and task-specific education influences onEcuadorian municipal financial efficiency 107Julio C. Zambrano and Claudia N. Avellaneda5 Explaining Mexican mayors’ preferences for participatorydecision-making: an experimental analysis 128Claudia N. Avellaneda and Johabed Olvera6 Determinants of property value reappraisals: municipal responsiveness to urban changes 149Claudia N. Avellaneda and Gabriel Piña7 Conclusion to What Works in Latin American Municipalities? 202Claudia N. AvellanedaIndex

Edited by Claudia N. Avellaneda, Professor, O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Bloomington, USA

‘Claudia Avellaneda brings together a line-up of skilled authors at the forefront of Latin American public administration to craft a critical overview of the performance of municipalities. The volume examines long-standing concerns about human capital, bureaucratic quality, decision-making, environmental shocks and governmental effectiveness to provide cutting edge knowledge on this understudied region.’

• Contents:Introduction to What Works in Latin American Municipalities? 1Claudia N. Avellaneda1 Assessing the influence of Brazilian mayors’ humancapital and political context on fiscal inputs 16Claudia N. Avellaneda and Marco Antonio Catussi Paschoalotto2 Administrative capacity and Chilean local governmentaleffectiveness 55Gabriel Piña and Claudia N. Avellaneda3 Colombian education quality: political, managerial, orbureaucratic quality? 81Claudia N. Avellaneda4 Mayor’s gender and task-specific education influences onEcuadorian municipal financial efficiency 107Julio C. Zambrano and Claudia N. Avellaneda5 Explaining Mexican mayors’ preferences for participatorydecision-making: an experimental analysis 128Claudia N. Avellaneda and Johabed Olvera6 Determinants of property value reappraisals: municipal responsiveness to urban changes 149Claudia N. Avellaneda and Gabriel Piña7 Conclusion to What Works in Latin American Municipalities? 202Claudia N. AvellanedaIndex