Eds. Paul van Lindert, Otto Verkoren. Table of Contents: Foreword: David Hulme.- Chapter 1: Paul van Lindert & Otto Verkoren: Local governance and local development in Latin America: views from above and below.- Section one: Urban perspectives.- Chapter 2: Axel Borsdorf & Rodrigo Hidalgo: From polarisation to fragmentation: recent changes in Latin American urbanisation.- Chapter 3: Jorg Ploger: Territory, local governance, and urban transformation: the processes of residential enclave building in Lima, Peru.- Chapter 4: Christof Parnreiter, Karin Fischer & Karen Inhof: Global cities and the governance of commodity chains: a case study from latin America.- Section two: Bolivian experiences: Chapter 5: Gery Nijenhuis: The impact of decentralization on local development: the case of Bolivia.- Chapter 6: Martina Neuburger: Political reforms and local development in the Bolivian Amazon.- Chapter 7: Dicky de Morree: The changing role of farmers' organisations in rural development and decentralisation in Bolivia.- Chapter 8: Cora van Oosten: Contructing regional integration from below: cross-border partnerships and local development in Southwest Amazonia.- Chapter 9: Dorte Segebart: Government, governance and governmentality in Para, Northern Brazil.- Chapter 10: Mirjam Ros-Tonen: Changing prospects for sustainable forestry in Brazilian Amazonia: exploring new trends.- Chapter 11: Leendert de Bell: Looking back on NAFTA's promises and realities from a local perspective. The state of Coahuila, Mexico.- Chapter 12: Ludger Brenner: Tourism and local development strategies. The Mexican case.