Does decentralization increase government responsiveness to local needs? Evidence from Bolivia

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 88, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 867-893

  Faguet, Jean Paul ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Decentralization; Local government; Participation; Targeting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344196707     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(02)00185-8     Document Type: Article

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