poverty. Indeed, the literature on fiscal decentralization presents evidence that local services, especially health and …

The article attempts to provide an overview of the fiscal decentralization process in emerging market economies in … decentralization in the region. Conceptually, the measurement of fiscal decentralization focuses on fiscal autonomy and the fiscal … importance of subnational governments. The empirical analysis reveals that the highest level of fiscal decentralization …

government control and decentralized governance. Political decentralization has advanced in most countries. Subnational …

This paper examines the importance of fiscal autonomy in the analysis of decentralization. Using new data published by … the OECD (2001 and 2002), it reproduces several indicators and proposes new measures of decentralization that take into … decentralization and economic growth, and Oates (1985), on decentralization and public sector size. Some evidence suggests that fiscal …

government control and decentralized governance. Political decentralization has advanced in most countries. Subnational …