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The Political Economy of Teacher Management in Decentralized Indonesia
Rosser, Andrew - 2016
Indonesia faces serious challenges in the number, cost, quality, and distribution of teachers. This paper examines the … Indonesia from 1965 to 1998, led to efforts to change this situation, but these have had little impact so far. The paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012246567
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Hierarchy and information
Rogger, Daniel; Somani, Ravi - 2018
What determines the distribution of information acquired within the hierarchy of a public organization? Without market processes, the generation and absorption of information in bureaucracy relies on individual actors undertaking costly action to acquire it. This paper reports on comparisons...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012002337
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Cash transfers increase trust in local government
Evans, David K.; Holtemeyer, Brian; Kosec, Katrina - 2018
How does a locally-managed conditional cash transfer program impact trust in government? On the one hand, delivering monetary benefits and increasing interactions with government officials (elected and appointed) may increase trust. On the other hand, imposing paternalistic conditions, leading...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011809320
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Decentralized delivery of financial education : evidence from a country-wide field experiment
Hakizimfura, Emmanuel; Randall, Douglas; Zia, Bilal - 2018
Can financial education delivery be successfully decentralized? This paper studies a large-scale field experiment with 200 Savings and Credit Cooperative Associations (SACCOs) in Rwanda, and tests competing models of local financial education delivery. One-third of SACCOs, randomly selected,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011902934
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South Asia Economic Focus : Rethinking Decentralization
2020
The South Asia Economic Focus is a biannual economic update presenting recent economic developments and a near term economic outlook for South Asia. It includes a Focus section presenting more in depth analysis of an economic topic of relevance for stability, growth and prosperity in the region...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644238
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Decentralization and Subnational Service Delivery in Iraq : Status and Way Forward
World Bank - 2016
decentralization is yet to be followed through with efficient implementation. The Government of Iraq and the World Bank will like to … assess the current status of decentralization and its implications for improving service delivery at the Governorate level …. The objective of the assessment is to take stock of the current state of decentralization in Iraq with a view to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644431
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Realizing the Devolution Dividend in Kenya through Cohesive Public Finance Management and Public Participation at County Level : Challenges, Lessons Learned, and Recommendations
Wanjiru, Rose - 2017
This report covers four areas that had been identified by County officers from both the County Executive and the County Assembly as areas that have brought conflict and disharmony in Counties. These issues and challenges cut across Public Finance Management (PFM), public participation, functions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645140
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Pakistan Earthquake 2005 : The Case of Centralized Recovery Planning and Decentralized Implementation
World Bank Group - 2014
Located in South Asia, Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world. Pakistan is divided into four provinces, a state and federally and provincially administrated territories. The country is exposed to several types of natural disasters, prominent among which are earthquakes, floods,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645181
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Moldova Preschool and General Education : Transitioning to a Decentralized Service Delivery Model
World Bank Group (contributor) - World Bank Group - 2018
Moldova's public expenditures on education as a share of GDP and total public sector spending are higher than in most countries in the European Union (EU) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Moldova's challenges to improve the quality and efficiency of education...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645213
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Articulations of Local Governance in Timor-Leste : Lessons for Local Development under Decentralization
Butterworth, David - 2010
In pursuing a decentralization policy that sets out to devolve elements of state authority to municipalities, the … complaints mechanisms within local development programs, and other important aspects of the decentralization agenda through a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645615