Brillantes, Alex B., Jr. <br/><br/>
Innovations and excellence:   understanding local governments in the Philippines / 
Alex B. Brillantes, Jr.; foreword by Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. 
 - Quezon City, Philippines:  Center for Local and Regional Governance. National College of Public Administration and Governance, University of the Philippines,  2005. 
 - x, 165 pages;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Better governance through better local governments -- Chapter 1: Decentralization, devolution and development in the Philippines -- Chapter 2: Local governance and NGOs in the Philippines: issues and concerns -- Chapter 3: Global forces and local governments in the Philippines: challenges and responses -- Chapter 4: Doing things differently: innovations at the local level -- Chapter 5: What makes excellent local leaders: the local government leadership award -- Chapter 6: Towards the development of indicators for good local governance 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789718567333 
<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.