The paper aims to approach, in an empirical way, the issue of local economic development, using the input-output model. Complementary to other ways of approaching the local economic development, the input-output model offers an integrated overview of the influence and impact held by moreover...

Decentralization can take many forms, depending on the nature of the functions which are decentralized, at the level of the control exerted by the local authorities on these functions and the type of institution to which the responsibilities are transferred. In the developing countries, the...

The preoccupations about conceiving and promoting efficient anti-corruption strategies exist in most states, especially in the developing countries. The opportunity of such strategies derives from the direct link, demonstrated theoretically and empirically, between the effects of the...