Does decentralisation make government more efficient and effective?

Commonwealth and Comparative Politics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 326-343

  O'Dwyer, Conor ^a   Ziblatt, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative decentralisation; Fiscal decentralisation; Government effectiveness; Government efficiency; Political decentralisation

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM; DECENTRALIZATION; DEMOCRACY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT;

EID: 33845478766     PISSN: 14662043     EISSN: 17439094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14662040600997064     Document Type: Article

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