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The cost of decentralization : linguistic polarization and the provision of education
Cinnirella, Francesco; Schüler, Ruth M. - 2016
analyze the provision of public primary education in nineteenth-century Prussia which was characterized by a linguistically … centralization increases the provision of primary education relatively more in linguistically polarized counties. … polarized society and a decentralized education system. Using unique county-level data on education spending we show that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011474691
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Education economics from a historical perspective
Schüler, Ruth M. - 2018
background of end-of-nineteenth-Prussia this thesis analyzes how education funding emerges in a federal system and how it affects …The organization of the Prussian school system still affects the German education system of today. Against the … on census data, originally collected by the Royal Statistical Office of Prussia and partly digitized for this thesis. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011793439
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The Cost of Decentralization : Linguistic Polarization and the Provision of Education
Cinnirella, Francesco - 2016
analyze the provision of public primary education in nineteenth-century Prussia which was characterized by a linguistically … centralization increases the provision of primary education relatively more in linguistically polarized counties … polarized society and a decentralized education system. Using unique county-level data on education spending we show that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012989025
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A SWOT analysis of the financial decentralization strategies for the Romanian pre-university education
Miricescu, Emilian-Constantin; Ţâţu, Lucian - In: Romanian journal of fiscal policy : RJFP 5 (2014) 1, pp. 20-28
-university education. In Romania, local public authorities provide funds to pre-university institutions. Given the sharp economic recession …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010492735
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Local agency costs of political centralization
Myerson, Roger B. - In: Theoretical economics : TE ; an open access journal in … 16 (2021) 2, pp. 425-448
We analyze a model of moral hazard in local public services which could be efficiently managed by officials under local democratic accountability, but not by officials who are appointed by the ruler of a centralized autocracy. The ruler might prefer to retain an official who diverted resources...
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A global map of amenities : public goods, ethnic divisions and decentralization
Seidel, André - 2020 - This version: 20.02.2020
public goods. Therefore, my findings indicate that decentralization can lead to a failure in the provision of local public …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419389
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Decentralizing development : evidence from government splits
Dahis, Ricardo; Szerman, Christiane - 2024
Changes in political boundaries aimed at devolving power to local governments are common in many countries. We examine the economic consequences of redistricting through the creation of smaller government units. Exploiting reforms that led to sharp variations in the number of government units in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014463692
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Decentralisation's effect on education and health: evidence from Ethiopia
Faguet, Jean-Paul; Khan, Qaiser; Kanth, Devarakonda Priyanka - 2020
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012261963
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A Global Map of Amenities : Public Goods, Ethnic Divisions and Decentralization
Seidel, André - 2019
data, we study the effects of decentralization and ethnic divisions on the provision of public amenities associated with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012862536
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Decentralization's effects on education and health: evidence from Ethiopia
Faguet, Jean-Paul; Khan, Qaiser; Kanth, Devarakonda Priyanka - 2019
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012261934