Political accountability, fiscal conditions and local government performance - Cross-sectional evidence from Indonesia

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-17

  Eckardt, Sebastian ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Accountability; Fiscal decentralisation; Governance; Political economy; Political incentives; Public services

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; CIVIL SERVICE; DECENTRALIZATION; FISCAL REFORM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NATIONAL PLANNING; POLITICAL ECONOMY; PUBLIC SECTOR; PUBLIC SERVICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SERVICE PROVISION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 39849090777     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: 1099162X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.475     Document Type: Article

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