Introduction - Susan E Clarke The State Reassessed - Richard C Hula The Privatization of Local Politics Local Authorities and Economic Development in Britain - James Chandler Birmingham - Brian Jacobs Political Restructuring, Economic Change and the Civic Gospel Local Government in Poland - Wisla Surazska Political Failure and Economic Success Market as Pressure or Market as Possibility - Gabor Peteri The Framework of Local Economic Development in Hungary Regimes of Accumulation, the Caribbean Basin Initiative, and Export Processing Zones - Thomas Klak and Jamie Rulli Scales of Influence on Caribbean Development Local Institutions and Development - Dele Olowu The Nigerian Experience Political Restructuring and the Development Process in Kenya - Peter M Ngau Conclusion - Edward Goetz