Indonesia is currently facing some severe challenges, both in political affairs and in economic management. One of … these challenges is the recently enacted decentralization program, now well underway, which promises to have some wide … scholars, that take a hard, objective look at the many effects of decentralization on economic and political issues in …

A decade and a half since the Philippines embarked on a major program of decentralization, the authors of this book … extends to comparable experiences in East Asia, particularly China and Indonesia. The lessons of this book are relevant not … people - but also for many other developing countries now embarking on decentralization programs. The book therefore has …

pt. 1. Approaches to fiscal federalism -- pt. 2. Decentralization and development -- pt. 3. Implementing multilevel …

Do political decentralisation and inter state competition favour innovation and growth? There has long been a lively …

with changes created by decentralization is explored …

This book analyzes political decentralization and fiscal federalism in Canada and Germany, both traditional federal … countries, and in Spain, a unitarian country engaged in the last two decades in a process of decentralization. Three key issues …

Does decentralization enhance service delivery and poverty reduction? Drawing on cutting edge research, expert … an emphasis on the effectiveness of decentralized service delivery, the decentralization process in different parts of … the decentralization process. The role of international agencies, as explicit donors, is examined in several chapters …

Kyriacou and Jordi Bacaria (2003), 'A Theory of Menu Federalism: Decentralization by Political Agreement', Constitutional … theory of clubs', Economica, 32, pp. 1-14. -- Epple, Dennis and Thomas Nechyba (2004), 'Fiscal decentralization', in J … affects relations between varying levels of government, and examine the hypotheses underlying the theory of fiscal federalism …

of government. In developing, transition, and industrial countries alike, the process of decentralization of government … redistributed affects the degree and nature of decentralization generating considerable debate in countries as diverse as Italy and …

this book provide comprehensive coverage of a transitional Europe that encompasses both modern local public finance theory …