Decentralization, championed by international institutions, has been one of the most prominent public sector reforms of … capacity to contribute to local development. We exploit the phase-in of decentralization at the commune level in Burkina Faso … impact of decentralization on the night-light intensity trends of the early-decentralized communes. This is supported by …

This paper provides a comparative assessment of fiscal decentralization in China and India, including the standard … decentralizing reforms. The implications of ferences in decentralization for fiscal outcomes and economic growth are discussed. The …, is discussed, in attempting to abstract from the two cases to more general lessons for fiscal decentralization. …

This paper provides a comparative assessment of fiscal decentralization in China and India, including the standard …, despite decentralizing reforms. The implications of differences in decentralization for fiscal outcomes and economic growth … decentralization. …

. Following the decentralization theorem, the devolution of powers should increase aid effectiveness, since local decision …-makers are better informed about local needs. At the same time, decentralization has reverse effects, e.g., through coordination … consider how both anti-poverty instruments - financial assistance and decentralization - work together. …

, measure integrity and other values of these groups, and use this data and data from Kenya to support one of the model …

, regionalspezifischen Stärken und Potenzialen. Maßgebliche Herausforderungen für die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung und für den Wandel der …