This paper proposes a new perspective for studying decentralization by considering it as the unbundling of public goods … provision. We define centralization as the bundled provision of public goods from different tiers (national, sub-national or … local) by one single provider held accountable by the voters via elections. We define decentralization as the unbundled …

This paper provides a comparative assessment of fiscal decentralization in China and India, including the standard … subnational authorities over general economic activity. In particular, the case of China, where town and village enterprises have …, despite decentralizing reforms. The implications of differences in decentralization for fiscal outcomes and economic growth …

This paper provides a comparative assessment of fiscal decentralization in China and India, including the standard … subnational authorities over general nomic activity. In particular, the case of China, where town and village enterprises have … decentralizing reforms. The implications of ferences in decentralization for fiscal outcomes and economic growth are discussed. The …

Europe deliver greater satisfaction with political institutions and lead to greater personal happiness. The analysis uses …,000 observations of individuals living in 29 European countries. Our results reveal that political and fiscal decentralization have a … positive and significant effect on individuals' overall happiness. Fiscal decentralization also exerts a significant effect on …

roots of the European divergence. We present new evidence of elite numeracy in Europe since the sixth century CE. During the … early medieval period, Western Europe had no advantage over the east, but the development of relative violence levels … formation. For example, the disparities in violence between Eastern and Western Europe helped to shape the famous divergence …

Broadberry, Guan and Li (2018) made estimates for China's GDP per capita from 980 to 1840 in order to date the onset of … the Great Divergence between China and western European economies. In response to Solar's (2021) criticisms, they (2021 … for China's population and its implications for dating the Great Divergence. This working paper assesses their revisions …