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Regionalization and Decentralization in Nicaragua

Most political parties in Latin America-from the Left and Rightagree on the need for territorially decentralizing the state apparatus. However, few have done much to achieve this goal after taking the reins of power. Economic crisis, war, the need to consolidate political power, and the general reluctance of a government to loosen its grasp on central authority usually relegate decentralization efforts to a back burner. The current government of Nicaragua, which assumed power in 1979, has faced these same obstacles. Nevertheless, in 1982 it began a program of decentralization based on regionalization of the public sector. Shortly after beginning the regionalization effort, the country was thrust into war, which grew to occupy nearly 40% of the nation’s budget (Plan Tecnico Econdmico, 1986). While the exigencies of war have modified