What factors shape decentralization processes in Latin American federations? This work reviews and statistically analyzes current approaches on the topic, questions some claims of generality in their theoretical frameworks, and presents an argument to explain variation in decentralization...

Democracy as manifested in the observance of people's political rights to elect and be elected, hence participation has gained ground over the past decade, and is found to impact positively and significantly, economic growth and income per capita, but negatively and insignificantly with poverty...