decentralization reform, politicians with different skills are elected in municipalities characterized by different levels of … difference in the tax base, following the decentralization reforms of the '90s. Results strongly support our predictions and are …

There has long been an emphasis on the importance of decentralization in providing better quality public services in … the developing world. In order to assess the effectiveness of decentralization I examine here the case study of Uganda …, which has seen major decentralization of power over the last quarter-century. Initial excitement about Uganda …

This paper shows that the inefficiency of fiscal decentralization in the presence of spillovers, a main tenet of the … decentralization literature, is overturned in a particular transportation context. In a monocentric city where road (bridge) capacity …

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 …