In many countries the decentralization of spending responsibilities has outpaced the decentralization of revenue powers …. Sub-national governments have then to rely on transfers from the center and borrowing to finance their spending. When this … strengthened by ensuring that sub-national taxing powers are adequate to meet spending obligations. …

governance, such as corruption, rule of law, and government effectiveness. Unlike previous studies in the decentralization/governance … the relationship between decentralization and governance depends on how subnational expenditures are financed. The higher … stronger the association between decentralization and governance. …

empirical evidence about actual country practices. This paper presents data on fiscal decentralization for about 80 countries … for transition economies, the levels of decentralization are relatively stable over the time period. The findings are … factors identified in the literature as determining the extent of fiscal decentralization. …

Several transition economies have undertaken fiscal decentralization reforms over the past two decades along with … liberalization, privatization, and stabilization reforms. Theory predicts that decentralization may aggravate fiscal imbalances …

There is a widespread presumption that decentralization improves public service provision. This has led to policy …

account fiscal institutional arrangements. We find that spending decentralization has been associated with sizably better …This paper analyzes the impact of decentralization on overall fiscal performance in the European Union, taking into …

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. A BENCHMARK: PRINCIPLES OF DECENTRALIZATION REFORM -- III. UGANDA …'S DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS: THE INSTITUTIONS -- IV. SPECIFIC OUTCOMES IN SERVICE DELIVERY -- V. FINAL REMARKS -- References. …