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 … 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 … development? Our study on Indonesia suggests that fiscal decentralization enhanced free and fair local elections, though the …

turn, is affected by decentralization. Unlike earlier exclusive emphasis on budgetary issues, this study focuses on the … impact of fiscal decentralization on the level of human development. It traces the origin and recent development of revenue … on two decentralization measures. It highlights the link between decentralization and human development outcomes and …

Indonesia’s 1999 decentralization law gave local governments in Indonesia an unprecedented opportunity to adopt pro …-development policies. We estimate the effect of decentralization (enacted in 2001) on national economic performance using a synthetic case … control methodology. Our results indicate that decentralization has had no discernible effect on Indonesia’s economic output …

turn, is affected by decentralization. Unlike earlier exclusive emphasis on budgetary issues, this study focuses on the … impact of fiscal decentralization on the level of human development. It traces the origin and recent development of revenue … on two decentralization measures. It highlights the link between decentralization and human development outcomes and …

The advantages and disadvantages of public sector decentralization are widely discussed in economics and political … science. Some authors argue that decentralization leads to an optimal provision of public services and promotes economic … studies the impact of fiscal decentralization on regional disparities. We find that a higher degree of decentralization is …

This paper analyzes the impact of political and fiscal decentralization on regional inequalities using a unique data … that decentralization decreases regional inequalities in general. However, estimations using an interaction variable … approach imply that the effect depends on the level of economic development. While rich countries benefit from decentralization …

The advantages and disadvantages of public sector decentralization are widely discussed in economics and political … science. Some authors argue that decentralization leads to an optimal provision of public services and promotes economic … studies the impact of fiscal decentralization on regional disparities. We find that a higher degree of decentralization is …

economics models do not fully capture the impact of political institutions, particularly fiscal decentralization, on urban size … decentralization, in conjunction with political control, portends a more complex environment for urban agglomeration and offers a new … wherein fiscal decentralization is negatively associated with urban agglomeration. Such phenomena can be attributed to the …