investigate the impact of fiscal decentralization on the efficiency of local public goods and services delivery by MMDAs. Using …In this paper, we estimate the efficiency of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana, and … study. The results with regard to our two indicators of fiscal decentralization indicate that fiscal autonomy proxied by …

services can be an alternative way of improving efficiency and the quality of service delivery. Tweaking the tax sharing system … higher efficiency. Improving and consolidating the delivery of education and health services at the local level is also …

Well-designed decentralization can deepen democracy and strengthen the state in five key ways. Decentralizing below the … of authority" critique is mistaken; decentralization transforms the state from a simpler, brittler command structure to …

This paper assesses how decentralization can contribute, if proper political and fiscal institutions are present, to … improving service delivery in Asia. In other words, decentralization is an opportunity and a challenge at the same time. The … issues leading to "partial decentralization" that is common to most models. Consideration is also given to the emerging …