For developing countries, decentralising power from central government to local authorities holds the promise of … government, and to what effect. Decentralised Governance brings together a new generation of political economy studies that …, Pakistan, China, Indonesia, Ghana, Kenya and Colombia. They investigate the pros and cons of decentralisation in both …

striking contradiction is China where, despite a fourfold multiplication in two decades in real GDP per capita from a low … term ; short term ; Easterlin paradox ; developed countries ; transition countries ; less developed countries ; China …