Government decentralization as a disincentive for transnational terror? An empirical analysis

Using panel data for a maximum of 109 countries over the years 1976-2000, we empirically analyze the impact of decentralization on the occurrence of transnational terror. Our results show that expenditure decentralization reduces the number of transnational terror events in a country, while political decentralization has no impact. These results are robust to the choice of control variables and method of estimation.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Dreher, Axel ; Fischer, Justina A. V.
Publisher:	Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	Dezentralisierung \| Finanzföderalismus \| Regierung \| Politische Gewalt \| Welt \| Terrorism \| decentralization \| federalism \| governance quality \| government effectiveness

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Series:	IZA Discussion Papers ; 4259
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	606680152 [GVK] hdl:10419/35620 [Handle]
Classification:	D74 - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances ; H70 - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations. General ; H40 - Publicly Provided Goods. General
Source:	EconStor

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