In this paper, I examine the impact of fiscal decentralization on state-level economic growth in India. There is little … growth. My results suggest that, while both expenditure and revenue decentralization strongly impact economic growth … decentralization lend support to a non-uniform impact of fiscal decentralization on growth across states in India. These findings call …

Nigeria has been a federation before 1963. This was expected to foster speedy growth and development, but military … terms of its impact on economic growth, so as to uphold or refute the claims of the defects in the present status quo. Time … actually foster economic growth, but this growth may have been inhibited by corruption, ineffective leadership, unconducive …

growth finds that it makes legislators short-sighted. Turnover increases the size of government by increasing the shares of …, reduces long-term economic growth. …

capita income and growth. Focusing on fiscal variables, the analysis indicates that tighter political competition increases …

We study the relationship between fiscal decentralization and economic growth for 23 OECD countries from 1975 to 2001 … causes lower growth rates, we find that this result is not robust to alternative specifications. We also fail to obtain … is unrelated to economic growth. …

We study the relationship between fiscal decentralization and economic growth for 23 OECD countries from 1975 to 2001 … causes lower growth rates, we find that this result is not robust to alternative specifications. We also fail to obtain … is unrelated to economic growth. -- fiscal federalism ; sub-national fiscal autonomy ; tax competition …