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Spatial coordination in public good allocation: Nonparametric evidence from decentralized Indonesia
Yamauchi, Futoshi; Chowdhury, Shyamal; Dewina, Reno - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
-level panel data from 2000 to 2006 from their decentralized public-good allocation system. The introduction of decentralization … with transportation infrastructure (externalities) implies spatial divergence. Empirical evidence on education and heath …. Despite the coordination in spatial allocation even in the decentralization period (observed in intervillage accessibility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038141
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Governance decentralization and local infrastructure provision in Indonesia:
Chowdhury, Shyamnal; Yamauchi, Futoshi; Dewina, Reno - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
This paper examines the recent decentralization of governance in Indonesia and its impact on local infrastructure … provision. The decentralization of decisionmaking power to local jurisdictions in Indonesia may have improved the matching of … public infrastructures provision with local preferences. However, decentralization has made local public infrastructures …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008459975
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Decentralization and local public services in Ghana: Do geography and ethnic diversity matter?
Akramov, Kamiljon T.; Asante, Felix Ankomah - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"This paper explores disparities in local public service provision between decentralized districts in Ghana using district- and household-level data. The empirical results show that districts' geographic locations play a major role in shaping disparities in access to local public services in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967172
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The effects of political reservations for women on local governance and rural service provision:
Raabe, Katharina; Sekher, Madhushree; Birner, Regina - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"In 1993, India introduced quota-based political reservations for women in rural areas with the objective to promote gender equality in human development by making rural service provision and local governance inclusive and responsive to the needs of women. Recent evidence shows that reservation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967174
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Agricultural extension services and gender equality: An institutional analysis of four districts in Ethiopia
Cohen, Marc J.; Lemma, Mamusha - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
provision more responsive to users. Ethiopia has undertaken two rounds of decentralization, making first the regional states and … then the district governments responsible for providing key public services. This paper explores whether decentralization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762105
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Decentralization and public service delivery in Nigeria:
Okojie, Christiana - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
that rural areas have sizes below this cut-off (Onokerhoraye 1984). Decentralization has become a key issue in development … policy in the last two decades. Decentralization is a process of transitioning from a governance structure in which power is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762141
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Sarpanch raj: is the President all powerful?
Palaniswamy, Nethra - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
The policy of mandated representation (reservation) for disadvantaged social groups in Indian village councils or Gram Panchayats has been the subject of numerous studies. The implicit, and often unstated, assumption that underlies most of these studies is that the president of the council is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505339
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Do external grants to district governments discourage own-revenue generation?: A look at local public finance dynamics in Ghana
Mogues, Tewodaj; Benin, Samuel; Cudjoe, Godsway - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008476184
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Decentralization, agricultural services and determinants of input use in Nigeria:
Akramov, Kamiljon T. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008476192
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Reducing poverty and hunger in Asia:
Islam, Nurul ed. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
Investment Priorities for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Asia Shenggen Fan, Joanna Brzeska, and Ghada Shields
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996513