I examine decentralization through the lens of the local dynamics that it unleashes. The national effects of … decentralization are simply the sum of its local-level effects. Hence to understand decentralization we must first understand how local …

Hundreds of studies have failed to establish the effects of decentralization on a number of important policy goals …. This paper examines the remarkable case of Bolivia to explore decentralization's effects on government responsiveness and … poverty-orientation. I first summarize econometric results on the effects of decentralization nationally, and then turn to …

and decentralization. Productivity dispersion between firms and countries has motivated the improved measurement of firm … decentralization between countries, but especially within countries. Much of the poorer average management quality in countries like … decentralization; (2) larger firms, skillintensive plants and foreign multinationals appear better managed and are more decentralized …

The effects of decentralization on public sector outputs is much debated but little agreed upon. This paper compares … the remarkable case of Bolivia with the more complex case of Colombia to explore decentralization’s effects on public … education outcomes. In Colombia, decentralization of education finance improved enrollment rates in public schools. In Bolivia …

decentralization decisions of firms. Centralized control relies on the information of the principal, which we equate with publicly … are more likely to choose decentralization. Using three datasets of French and British firms in the 1990s, we report …

effect of car density are explored: (i) increasing car density permits a decentralization of residential and economic …