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Strunz, Sebastian; Gawel, Erik; Lehmann, Paul - In: Economics of energy & environmental policy 4 (2015) 2, pp. 143-159

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The Political Economy of Policy Centralization: Direct Versus Representative Democracy

Redoano, Michela; Scharf, Kimberley - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This paper analyses policy centralization outcomes in a two-jurisdiction model of public good provision choices with … referendum and representative democracy. We show that policy centralization is more likely to occur if the choice to centralize … preferred level of the jurisdiction that least favours centralization, rather than to a compromise between the two jurisdictions …

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Federalism without decentralization : power consolidation in Malaysia

Ostwald, Kai - In: Journal of Southeast Asian economies 34 (2017) 3, pp. 488-506

Malaysia has a federal structure of government, suggesting substantial decentralization. In practice, however, the autonomy of subnational tiers has been systematically undermined through a range of mechanisms examined in this paper, creating a system that is highly centralized in practice. With...

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Handbook of fiscal federalism

Ahmad, Ehtisham (ed.); Brosio, Giorgio (ed.) - 2006

This major Handbook addresses fiscal relations between different levels of government under the general rubric of "fiscal federalism", providing a review of the latest literature as well as an invaluable guide for practitioners and policy makers seeking informed policy options. The contributors...

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