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The Politics of Federalism in Argentina and its Implications for Governance and Accountability

Ardanaz, Martín; Leiras, Marcelo; Tommasi, Mariano - In: World Development 53 (2014) C, pp. 26-45

This paper contributes to an agenda that views the effects of federalism and decentralization as dependent on the …

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Water Reforms, Decentralization and Child Mortality in Colombia, 1990–2005

Granados, Claudia; Sánchez, Fabio - In: World Development 53 (2014) C, pp. 68-79

municipalities to specialized companies. These reforms were undertaken within the 1990s decentralization process which established …

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Aid, Growth and Devolution

Lessmann, Christian; Markwardt, Gunther - In: World Development 40 (2012) 9, pp. 1723-1749

This paper examines whether the degree of fiscal decentralization in aid-receiving countries matters in explaining aid … effectiveness. The decentralization theorem predicts that the devolution of powers should increase aid effectiveness, since local … decision-makers are better informed about local needs. Thereby decentralization may also have reverse effects, e.g., through …

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Understanding and Improving Accountability in Education: A Conceptual Framework and Guideposts from Three Decentralization Reform Experiences in Latin America

Gershberg, Alec Ian; González, Pablo Alberto; Meade, Ben - In: World Development 40 (2012) 5, pp. 1024-1041

Many countries have emphasized hierarchical control or different exit and voice mechanisms to increase accountability of educational systems. We build a framework for understanding accountability reforms and develop three illustrative Latin American cases representing distinct approaches (Chile,...

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Can Developing Countries Both Decentralize and Depoliticize Urban Water Services? Evaluating the Legacy of the 1990s Reform Wave

Herrera, Veronica; Post, Alison E. - In: World Development 64 (2014) C, pp. 621-641

Over the past three decades, decentralization and reforms designed to insulate service providers from interference by … sanitation sector in developing countries. We argue that their rationales were contradictory; decentralization was intended to … management. We document the widespread promotion and adoption of these reforms, and conclude that decentralization made it …

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Decentralization and Veiled Corruption under China’s “Rule of Mandates”

Birney, Mayling - In: World Development 53 (2014) C, pp. 55-67

This paper shows why corruption is especially difficult to detect under China’s system of decentralized authoritarian rule, which I call a “rule of mandates.” Local officials must pursue high priority political targets but have immense discretion over which laws to implement. A relative...

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Administrative Overspending in Indonesian Districts: The Role of Local Politics

Sjahrir, Bambang Suharnoko; Kis-Katos, Krisztina; … - In: World Development 59 (2014) C, pp. 166-183

We analyze the determinants of the excessive administrative spending of local governments in Indonesia. In an unbalanced panel data set of 399 districts for 2001–09, we show that the proliferation of districts has not led to increased administrative spending; instead a lack of political...

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