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Local rule, elites, and popular grievances : evidence from Ancien Régime France
Degrave, Anne - In: Journal of historical political economy : JHPE 3 (2023) 1, pp. 1-29
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014313339
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Is Local Beautiful? Decentralization in Mexico in the Presence of Elite Capture
Hernández-Trillo, Fausto; Jarillo Rabling, Brenda - Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) - 2006
Based on growing theoretical literature, we present evidence from Mexico regarding the weak effectiveness of federal transfers and low absorption capacity of states and municipalities in poor countries in the presence of corruption and opportunistic behavior. We show that the distribution of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010823208
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Decentralizing for a deeper democracy and a more supple state
Faguet, Jean-Paul; Fox, Ashley; Pöschl, Caroline - 2015
Well-designed decentralization can deepen democracy and strengthen the state in five key ways. Decentralizing below the … of authority" critique is mistaken; decentralization transforms the state from a simpler, brittler command structure to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012291416
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Can vouchers reduce elite capture of local development projects? : experimental evidence from the Solomon Islands
Beath, A.; Benyishay, Ariel; D'Adda, Giovanna; Grosjean, P. - In: Journal of public economics 160 (2018), pp. 117-131
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Centralized versus decentralized control of forest use in a federal structure with elite capture
Chowdhury, Indrani Roy - In: International game theory review : IGTR 25 (2023) 3, pp. 1-15
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014437164
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Decentralizing for a deeper democracy and a more supple state
Faguet, Jean-Paul; Fox, Ashley; Pöschl, Caroline - 2015
Well-designed decentralization can deepen democracy and strengthen the state in five key ways. Decentralizing below the … of authority" critique is mistaken; decentralization transforms the state from a simpler, brittler command structure to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012261791
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Decentralizing corruption : irrigation reform in Pakistan
Jacoby, Hanan; Mansuri, Ghazala; Fatima, Freeha - In: Journal of public economics 202 (2021), pp. 1-12
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013271047
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Elite Capture in Urban Development: Evidence from Indonesia
Darmawan, Rivayani; Klasen, Stephan - Courant Research Centre PEG - 2013
programs. Using community and household data from the Second Urban Poverty Project in Indonesia, we find robust evidence for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010687597
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Elite Capture in Urban Development: Evidence from Indonesia
Darmawan, Rivayani; Klasen, Stephan - 2013
programs. Using community and household data from the Second Urban Poverty Project in Indonesia, we find robust evidence for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010330025
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Three Essays on Indonesian Political Economy: Elite Capture, Corruption, and Female Policy Makers
Darmawan, Rivayani - 2014
Zusammenfassung Die drei Essays dieser Dissertation leisten einen Beitrag zum Verständnis der politischen Ökonomie Indonesiens in Zeiten der Dezentralisierung. Vor dem Hintergrund des „Urban Poverty Project 2“ (UPP2), einem kommunalen Entwicklungsprojekt in Indonesien, untersucht der erste...
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