At first, their terms were limited to two years, but this was later increased to four years.39 Once mayors were elected, and since they now had substantial funds to work with, many innovations and improvements in infrastructure emerged in major Colombian cities. Another good example of decentralization with improved financing in Latin America is Brazil as discussed in Box 1.1. This was the third “moment” of decentralization across the continent — a pattern that was consistent with reforms in other parts of the developing world.40 This period is referred to as one of “democratic decentralization”41 because this was when many African countries genuinely attempted to both devolve powers to local governments, and to democratize the process of local governance. Although there are variations across the continent, the short answer is: not very much.