the less-noted case of Bangladesh. I argue that the national effects of decentralization are largely the sum of its local …I examine decentralization through the lens of the local dynamics it unleashed in the much-noted case of Bolivia and …-level effects. Hence to understand decentralization we must first understand how local government works. This implies analysing not …

GDP per capita in PPP dollars while Bangladesh ranks much lower. In terms of aggregate schooling, the Philippines has … been considerable public pressure for decentralization of education in DMCs in recent years. This pressure has been driven …