considered key to sustainable development. Advocates of decentralization argue that decentralized government is source to improve … Decentralization and participatory rural development. Concept and modalities of Decentralization, dimensions of participation, types of …

The most important theoretical argument concerning decentralization is that it can improve governance by making … decentralization affects governance, in particular how it might increase political competition, improve public accountability, reduce …

This paper attempts to assess outcomes of school system decentralization in Poland. National examination results are … conclusion is that while there is some evidence that decentralization changed patterns of school expenditure, there is no …

endogenous policy decentralization using liquor control in the United States over the period 1934 to 1970 as our case study. The …

and economic costs, the latter depending on the decentralization of government. Two effects of federalism are derived … serves as a commitment device, (the "competition effect"). Second, monetary centralization, together with fiscal … decentralization, induces a conflict of interests and thus may harden budget constraints and reduce inflation (the "checks and balance …

This paper provides a comparative assessment of fiscal decentralization in China and India, including the standard …, despite decentralizing reforms. The implications of differences in decentralization for fiscal outcomes and economic growth … decentralization …