Brillantes, Alex B., <br/><br/>
Innovations and excellence :  understanding local governments in the Philippines / 
Alex B. Brillantes Jr.; foreword by Senator Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr.; cover design and layout by Michael A. Tumanut. 
 - x , 165 pages :   illustrations ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references, appendices and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : Better governance through better local governments -- I. Decentralization, devolution and development in the Philippines -- II. Local governance and NGOs in the Philippines : issues and concerns -- III. Global forces and local governments in the Philippines : challenges and responses -- IV. Doing things differently : innovations at the local level -- V. What makes excellent local leaders : The Local Government Leadership Award -- VI. Towards the development of indicators for good local governance -- Appendices -- A. Summary of issues and challenges in local governance -- B. Resource allocation imbalances under decentralization -- C. Federalism : the next logical step after devolution? D. Reflections after a four-year sojourn in the bureaucracy -- E. Respondents of governance questionnaire. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>971-8567-33-X 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Local government--Philippines.<br/>Decentralization in government--Philippines.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Philippines.--Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JS 7303.A2  / B75 2003