development planning with a wide range of decentralization programs. The reforms gave greater authority, political power, and …, unlike in many developing and transition countries, the decentralization program in Indonesia has not caused major political … or economic problems. However, the decentralization program was ill prepared and not carried out in a logical order for …

. We show the potential existence of a poverty trap as a result of decentralization in taxation decisions. …

) provides little evidence that budget constraints at the cantonal level affect municipal finances and fiscal decentralization …