How does competition affect the entry and selection of politicians? I use data on U.S. Congressional primary and …

In many African countries, decentralization has long been viewed as a means for improving local service delivery. Yet …, despite various decentralization initiatives, poor service delivery continues to be problematic in two of Kenya's largest … cities, Nairobi and Mombasa. Despite various governance reforms to enhance Kenya's decentralization process, backed up by …

Differences in the degree of fiscal decentralization observed between the U.S. and many countries in Europe cannot be … explained within the standard theory of fiscal decentralization. By introducing preferences for solidarity equality in the … provision of public goods and services across regions we show that different decentralization schemes can coexist as efficient …