This paper empirically investigates the underlying determinants of expenditure decentralization, based on the … predictions of a new political economy model of partial decentralization. The analysis is based on an agency model, in which two … decentralization is endogenous and depends on the relative political conditions prevailing at each level of government. Consistent with …

Many countries have adopted decentralization policies in order to strengthen democratic governance. Nevertheless …, empirical literature on whether decentralization actually strengthens democratic governance is relatively limited when compared … to empirical literature on the impact of decentralization on a wide array of fiscal or economic variables. Therefore …