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Determinants of Expenditure Decentralization: Evidence from China
WU, ALFRED M.; WANG, WEN - In: World Development 46 (2013) C, pp. 176-184
This study is the first attempt to examine the determinants of expenditure decentralization at sub-provincial levels in …, their expenditure assignment is far from being well-regulated. Differences in fiscal decentralization on the expenditure … transfer dependency negatively affects expenditure decentralization in Chinese local governments. It suggests that intermediate …
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Decentralization and Veiled Corruption under China’s “Rule of Mandates”
Birney, Mayling - In: World Development 53 (2014) C, pp. 55-67
This paper shows why corruption is especially difficult to detect under China’s system of decentralized authoritarian rule, which I call a “rule of mandates.” Local officials must pursue high priority political targets but have immense discretion over which laws to implement. A relative...
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Administrative Overspending in Indonesian Districts: The Role of Local Politics
Sjahrir, Bambang Suharnoko; Kis-Katos, Krisztina; … - In: World Development 59 (2014) C, pp. 166-183
We analyze the determinants of the excessive administrative spending of local governments in Indonesia. In an unbalanced panel data set of 399 districts for 2001–09, we show that the proliferation of districts has not led to increased administrative spending; instead a lack of political...
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The Politics of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in Andhra Pradesh
Maiorano, Diego - In: World Development 58 (2014) C, pp. 95-105
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is India’s (and the world’s) largest employment scheme. While many analyses exist on the impact and implementation faults of this program, scant attention has been dedicated to how political dynamics have influenced implementation....
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Historicizing Sustainable Livelihoods: A Pathways Approach to Lead Mining in Rural Central China
Lu, Jixia; Lora-Wainwright, Anna - In: World Development 62 (2014) C, pp. 189-200
This article adopts a “pathways to sustainability” approach to study lead mining in rural China. Through an in-depth case study, it reveals how shifting mining practices are tied to institutional and political economic contexts, cost-benefit distribution, and changes in livelihood resources...
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Governance Institutions, Resource Rights Regimes, and the Informal Mining Sector: Regulatory Complexities in Indonesia
Spiegel, Samuel J. - In: World Development 40 (2012) 1, pp. 189-205
in Indonesia. It focuses on the implications of governance “decentralization” processes and mining regulation reforms for …
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Public Service Provision under Conditions of Insufficient Citizen Demand: Insights from the Urban Sanitation Sector in Indonesia
Winters, Matthew S.; Karim, Abdul Gaffar; Martawardaya, … - In: World Development 60 (2014) C, pp. 31-42
Indonesia drastically lags behind other countries in Southeast Asia and at similar levels of development in supplying …
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Citizen Perceptions of Local Government Responsiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bratton, Michael - In: World Development 40 (2012) 3, pp. 516-527
This article focuses on political relationships between citizens and local government in sub-Saharan Africa, with special attention to leadership responsiveness. Cross-national survey data provide popular insights into performance. Citizens regard local councils as weak institutions with limited...
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Decentralization and Governance
Faguet, Jean-Paul - In: World Development 53 (2014) C, pp. 2-13
The most important theoretical argument concerning decentralization is that it can make government more accountable and …. This paper examines how decentralization affects governance, in particular how it might increase political competition …
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The Effects of Participatory Budgeting on Municipal Expenditures and Infant Mortality in Brazil
Gonçalves, Sónia - In: World Development 53 (2014) C, pp. 94-110
This paper investigates whether the use of participatory budgeting in Brazilian municipalities during 1990–2004 affected the pattern of municipal expenditures and had any impact on living conditions. It shows that municipalities using participatory budgeting favored an allocation of public...
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