Without much preparation, Indonesia, in 2000, at a stroke replaced the previous system of centralized government and … development planning with a wide range of decentralization programs. The reforms gave greater authority, political power, and …, communication, transport, agriculture, manufacturing, and other economic sectors. At the same time, the government replaced the …

from the central government stimulate regional growth or impede it. Using a panel of 22 French regions from 2002 to 2008 …

For almost two decades, starting from the early ‘90s, Italy experienced the strongest wave of decentralization reforms … in its post II World War history. The causes were both economic and political. Yet, in recent years, again economic and … situation of "fiscal federalism" in Italy before the crisis, summarizing the decentralization process in the ‘90s, its …

This paper explores the link between fiscal decentralization and government size in Latin America. While most related … potential for decentralization to aggravate the common pool problem. In addition to the degree of expenditure decentralization … borrowing autonomy. We find that decentralization tends to produce larger governments, but this effect is particularly important …

school resources differently as decentralization took place. Using municipal data the paper studies how per pupil spending … decentralization. As nothing much has happened with per pupil spending, the teacher-pupil ratio has become more evenly distributed …

and structural characteristics affected local schooling resources as decentralization took place. We use municipal data … for the period 1989–95 which covers the key reform years without confounding decentralization with institutional changes … after 1995. The main arguments against decentralization are not supported by our findings. First, school spending as well as …

expenditure decentralization and the productive efficiency of government using a data-set of Swiss cantons. We first provide …Advocates of fiscal decentralization argue that amongst other benefits, it can increase the efficiency of delivery of … government services. This paper is one of the first to evaluate this claim empirically by looking at the association between …

The decentralization of public services is a major feature of institutional innovation. The main argument in support of … decentralization is that it brings decisions closer to the people, thereby alleviating information asymmetries and improving … accountability. However, decentralization can also degrade service provision in poor communities that lack the ability to voice and …