This paper studies the historical origins of the federalist institutions in Mexico and Brazil. Using a bargaining game … negotiation power of local governments. This led to the buildup of opposite federalist institutions in both countries, which have …

This paper studies the historical origins of the federalist institutions in Mexico and Brazil. Using a bargaining game … negotiation power of local governments. This led to the buildup of opposite federalist institutions in both countries, which have …, weakening the relative power of local elites. -- Institutions ; Fiscal Federalism ; Public Finance and Endowments …

however are more than offset by better governance. Education expenditure decentralization to subnational governments enhances …

, low levels of education, and inequality may lead to low accountability and higher susceptibility to political capture … education is provided by schools under municipal as well as under state management. The performance of these two types of school … municipalities where inequality is higher and education and political participation are lower …