Decentralisation and local economic development (LED) are two major development strategies that both have an explicit or inexplicit focus on poverty reduction. Political decentralisation offers principally two channels that allow to better orient policies to the needs of the poor, either through...

This paper examines whether the federal structure of aid-receiving countries matters in explaining aid effectiveness. 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...

This paper examines whether the federal structure of aid-receiving countries matters in explaining aid effectiveness. 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...