services, the greater the potential for economic efficiency and growth. There is, however, little empirical evidence to … level of fiscal decentralization and economic growth rates across 16 Central and Eastern European countries over the 1990 … out of three fiscal decentralization indicators included in the analysis and economic growth. However, the use of …

Should raising the growth rate of GDP per capita be a policy goal of governments in general, and of the British …'t make people any happier; and 4) The planet is finite, so further growth of GDP (at least in rich countries) is not feasible … anyway. I discuss and reject all four of these objections. I urge the LSE Growth Commission to focus its efforts on policies …