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Regional capital no more : how the reform of the territorial government has marginalized Polish middle-sized cities

Cieślak, Borys; Nagler, Paula; Oort, Frank van - 2023

scaling of devolved regions resulted in 'leaving places behind'. The problematic socioeconomic trajectories of Poland's former …

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Administrative overspending in Indonesian districts : the role of local politics

Sjahrir Putra, Bambang Suharnoko Firmansyah; Kis-Katos, … - 2013

We analyze the determinants of the excessive administrative spending of local governments in Indonesia. In an unbalanced panel data set of 399 districts for 2001‐2009, we show that the proliferation of districts has not led to increased administrative spending; instead a lack of political...

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Decentralizing development : evidence from government splits

Dahis, Ricardo; Szerman, Christiane - 2024

Changes in political boundaries aimed at devolving power to local governments are common in many countries. We examine the economic consequences of redistricting through the creation of smaller government units. Exploiting reforms that led to sharp variations in the number of government units in...

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Shine a (night)light : decentralization and economic development in Burkina Faso

Bargain, Olivier; Vincent, Rose Camille; Caldeira, Emilie - 2024

Decentralization, championed by international institutions, has been one of the most prominent public sector reforms of … capacity to contribute to local development. We exploit the phase-in of decentralization at the commune level in Burkina Faso … impact of decentralization on the night-light intensity trends of the early-decentralized communes. This is supported by …

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Regional development in Lithuania : a tale of two economies

Blöchliger, Hansjörg; Tusz, Roland - 2020

Regional differences in GDP per capita, productivity, employment and poverty in Lithuania are among the largest in the OECD, and they have increased over the last decade. The country still recovers from the legacy of the Soviet planning system which aimed at balanced geographical distribution of...

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