public goods. Therefore, my findings indicate that decentralization can lead to a failure in the provision of local public …

We explore the effects of decentralization on education and health in Ethiopia using an original database covering all … the 1970s-80s were followed by federalization, decentralization, rapid growth and dramatic improvements in human … development. Did decentralization contribute to these successes? We use time series and panel data analyses to show that …

We explore the effects of decentralization on education and health in Ethiopia using an original database covering all … the 1970s-80s were followed by federalization, decentralization, rapid growth and dramatic improvements in human … development. Did decentralization contribute to these successes? We use time series and panel data analyses to show that …

What is decentralization, what is its underpinning rationale, and why might it matter for least-developed countries … decentralization into clear empirical conclusions; and (ii) to derive policy lessons relevant to least-developed countries. It first … reviews the different definitions of decentralization employed in the literature before proposing one best suited to countries …

This paper assesses how decentralization can contribute, if proper political and fiscal institutions are present, to … improving service delivery in Asia. In other words, decentralization is an opportunity and a challenge at the same time. The … issues leading to "partial decentralization" that is common to most models. Consideration is also given to the emerging …

before decentralization was implemented, even when looking within different local development ranges. Based on the analysis …

The political blessings of federalism are the core of our discussion. These benefits are operationalized as the … different cases, we conclude that the political force of the decentralization-theorem (Oates) is a sole and inverse function of … the population size of the nation: Next, the question is addressed how the gains from federalism react to variations in …

Globalization of economic activities and decentralization of government organization are occurring simultaneously. We … consider the implications of government decentralization for intra-national and international trade. Decentralization can … to inbound foreign direct investment suggest a stronger positive effect of decentralization on imports relative to …