group affect discrimination under various political regimes? We build a theory which tries to answer such questions. In our …

We study the effect of ethnic diversity on local public spending following fiscal decentralisation in a setting where … local institutions condition cooperative behaviour across ethnic groups. The theory we develop highlights the role of the … local elite in lobbying for policies which favour them in a decentralised setting. The differences in preferences over …

the constituent ethnic groups. Our theory highlights the role of the local elite in lobbying for policies which favour …We study the effect of ethnic diversity on local public spending following fiscal decentralisation in a setting where … coordination costs across ethnic groups are relevant in determining the equilibrium lobbying behaviour. This results in ethnic …

This paper deals with double lobbying: several bureaucrats participate in joint lobbying to get a high total … departmental budget, but they also engage in antagonistic lobbying to reap as high a share of the total budget as possible. The … antagonistic lobbying constitutes a contest among the bureaucrats. This paper characterizes the Nash equilibria in lobbying and …

development? Our study on Indonesia suggests that fiscal decentralization enhanced free and fair local elections, though the …Does fiscal decentralization in a politically decentralized less developed country help strengthen democratic … institutions at the grass root level? And is the impact of such decentralization on local politics important in determining local …