Social funds and decentralisation: Optimal institutional design

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 303-315

  Faguet, Jean Paul ^a   Wietzke, Frank Borge ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decentralisation; Institutional design; Institutional strengthening; Local government; Poverty alleviation; Social funds

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 33750216009     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: 1099162X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.413     Document Type: Article

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