European history. By contrast, China, India and the Islamic Middle East are regarded as inherently imperial and overcentralised … -- 4. Lessons from the history of Imperial China -- 5. Advantages of centralized and decentralized rule in Japan -- 6 …

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 … Denmark, those in North America, as well as countries in transition, such as China and Russia. The book includes a balance of …

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 …

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 …pt. 1. The history and politics of the 'big bang' decentralization -- pt. 2. Expenditure and tax assignment -- pt. 3 …

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

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 …

', in Ehtisham Ahmad and Giorgio Brosio (eds), Does Decentralization Enhance Service Delivery and Poverty Reduction … Barry R. Weingast (1995), 'Federalism, Chinese Style: The Political Basis for Economic Success in China', World Politics, 48 … (1), October, 50-81 -- Ehtisham Ahmad, Keping Li and Thomas Richardson (2002), 'Recentralization in China?', in Ehtisham …

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 …