is concern, however, that fiscal decentralization may weaken fiscal discipline -that local authorities may undertake …-level governments, but others argue that such controls could undercut the goals of fiscal decentralization, including autonomy. The … fiscal decentralization produces perverse incentives or requires central government control over local fiscal policies. But …

- decentralization is the most effective way to deliver service. Those services have been decentralized in many countries, and many … decentralization affected spending levels on infrastructure? The outcome reflects the net outcome of opposing effects. Spending … decentralization makes spending more of less efficient. Among the conclusions they offer the following. First, decentralization tends …

decentralization decision may have more to do with short-term political considerations than the long-run benefits of decentralization … decentralization for a selected group of countries. Most of the decentralization literature deals with normative issues regarding the … decentralization has not received the attention it deserves as the best laid plans can fail due to implementation difficulties. We …

important to achieve in development objectives is changing as fiscal decentralization reforms are being pursued by many … countries around the world. In this context, a number of studies have attempted to quantify the impact of decentralization by … decentralization is surprisingly difficult to measure. Nearly all cases examining the relationship between decentralization and …