By studying the interaction between social capital and decentralization, we show that political decentralization can be … capital display their effect on the economy mainly through the functioning of local institutions, decentralization enhances …

This paper revisits the relationship between fiscal decentralization and economic growth by addressing the endogeneity … argue are strong and consistent instruments for fiscal decentralization. Empirically, we find that indeed both instruments … expenditure or revenue shares - the conventional measures of decentralization - will increase GDP per capita growth by …

decentralization context for the success of participatory governance. …