Decentralization has been put forward as a powerful tool to reduce poverty and improve governance in Africa. The aim of …. These spillovers impact the efficiency of decentralization. We develop a two-jurisdiction model of public expenditure, which … data analysis of the 77 communes in Benin from 2002 to 2008, our empirical analysis establishes the existence of the …

Decentralization has been put forward as a powerful tool to reduce poverty and improve governance in Africa. The aim of …. These spillovers impact the efficiency of decentralization. We develop a two-jurisdiction model of public expenditure, which … data analysis of the 77 communes in Benin from 2002 to 2008, our empirical analysis establishes the existence of the …

Ebbe Prag's paper - Entrepôt Politics: Political Struggles over the Dantokpa Marketplace in Cotonou, Benin - argues … understanding national political struggles in Benin due to their key position in the economy. The lines of conflict at the very …