Lobao, Linda; Jeanty, P. Wilner; Partridge, Mark; … - In: International Regional Science Review 35 (2012) 2, pp. 158-187
Many researchers advocate active local government responses to poverty and other economic disparities. In doing so, they raise a generally unexplored question: can local governments themselves influence poverty net of other determinants? This study extends past research in two ways by (1)...