Decentralisation's effects on public investment: Evidence and policy lessons from Bolivia and Colombia

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1100-1121

  Faguet, Jean Paul ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; DEMOCRACY; INVESTMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BOLIVIA; COLOMBIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 53549118303     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380802242370     Document Type: Article

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