. Following the decentralization theorem, the devolution of powers should increase aid effectiveness, since local decision …-makers are better informed about local needs. At the same time, decentralization has reverse effects, e.g., through coordination … consider how both anti-poverty instruments financial assistance and decentralization work together. -- Foreign Aid ; Growth …

. Following the decentralization theorem, the devolution of powers should increase aid effectiveness, since local decision …-makers are better informed about local needs. At the same time, decentralization has reverse effects, e.g., through coordination … consider how both anti-poverty instruments - financial assistance and decentralization - work together. -- foreign aid ; growth …