understanding local governance in the Philippines Brillantes, Alex B., Jr. creator author. Ruiz, Karl Emmanuel V. author. text bibliography ph 2024 Second edition. monographic eng

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xxviii, 398 pages ; 24 cm. Introduction -- Decentralization, devolution, and development in the Philippines -- Local governance and NGOs in the Philippines: issues and concerns -- Global forces and local governments in the Philippines: challenges and responses -- Doing things differently: innovation at the local level -- What makes excellent local leaders: the local government leadership awards -- Toward the development of indicators for good local -- Phronetic leadership in a crisis: best practices of selected Filipino local leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic -- Locally originated metropolitan governance: the Philippines' BLISTT (Baguio, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba, and Tublay) -- and Indonesia's Kartamantul (Yogyakarta, Sleman, and Bantul) -- Issues and concerns about decentralization in some Asian countries: an indicative picture -- An agenda for reform -- Appendix A. Summary of issues and challenges in local governance -- Appendix B. Federalism: the next logical step after devolution? -- Appendix C. LGU fiscal dependency by province -- Appendix D. LGU fiscal dependency by city -- Appendix E. LGU fiscal dependency by municipality -- Appendix F. Finally, for whatever it is worth ... reflections on the bureaucracy. Alex B. Brillantes and Karl Emmanuel V. Ruiz. Includes bibliographical references and index. Local government Philippines Decentralization in government Philippines Decentralization in government Southeast Asia Intergovernmental cooperation Philippines Philippines Politics and government JS7303.A3 .B75 2024 342.099599 B769i 9789718567937 CSPC 260930 20260930140525.0 eng