In many countries that have decentralized, improving the accountability of local officials is increasingly emphasized to make them more responsive to their constituents’ needs. This paper provides evidence that the public announcement of performance ratings can induce local governments to...

While gerrymandering in developing countries is often pushed by local authorities to secure political advantages, fiscal grants systems under decentralization may also have result in the same. We investigate this issue to identify the correlates of the growth in the number of cities in the...