Understanding the logic of fiscal decentralization is pivotal to the next steps of fiscal reform. The first step is a … devolution reforms, China is the ideal context to examine the causes, processes, and effects of fiscal decentralization, which … the evidence on fiscal decentralization remains mixed and inconclusive. This paper is a comprehensive review of the latest …

governments and, thereby, enable a more precise characterization of local government behaviour in fiscal federalism. …

Federalism is first posed as one among many conceivable forms of organization of a State. Economic benefits and costs …

. Following the decentralization theorem, the devolution of powers should increase aid effectiveness, since local decision …-makers are better informed about local needs. At the same time, decentralization has reverse effects, e.g., through coordination … consider how both anti-poverty instruments financial assistance and decentralization work together. -- Foreign Aid ; Growth …

This article presents the conclusions of the project Why Centralization and Decentralization in Federations?, which … analyzed dynamic decentralization in Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Switzerland, and the United States over their entire … life span. It highlights six main conclusions. First, dynamic decentralization is complex and multidimensional; it cannot …

This article develops a conceptual, methodological, and theoretical framework for analyzing dynamic decentralization in … decentralization and describes the seven-point coding scheme we employed to measure it across twenty-two policy areas and five fiscal … decentralization and discusses its five main properties: direction, magnitude, tempo, form, and instruments. Drawing from several …

The economic theory of federalism is largely built around the premise that more heterogeneous preferences result in … more decentralized policy-making. Despite its prominence and importance, this central tenet of economic federalism has … 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 … decentralization, induces a conflict of interests and thus may harden budget constraints and reduce inflation (the "checks and balance …