Decentralisation and accountability in infrastructure delivery in developing countries

Economic Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 508, 2006, Pages 101-127

  Bardhan, Pranab ^a   Mookherjee, Dilip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; DECENTRALIZATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC SERVICE;

EID: 33645953928     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2006.01049.x     Document Type: Article

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