Local government and sustainable development. The case of Oaxaca's cities, Mexico

Abstract

The objective of this article is to know about the management of municipal revenues by local governments and its impact on the sustainable development of cities. The hypothesis it proposes is that the use of municipal revenues has a positive and significant impact on sustainable development. Seventeen cities of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, during 2000-2017 are analyzed. Applying a quantitative methodology with descriptive statistics and regression tools, a high association between sustainable development and local government management, which indicates that the proper management is obtained, which indicates that the adequate management of municipal revenues by local governments tends to have a favorable influence on the sustainable development of the cities under study. For this reason, they are an essential element to revert the unfavorable scenarios at a global level and to favor the recovery of the cities' development dynamics.

Keywords

• gobierno local
• desarrollo sustentable
• ciudades
• ingresos municipales.