In recent decades, Bolivia, Colombia, Italy, and Venezuela have all faced the turmoil and
democratic crisis of party system collapse. In Bankrupt Representation and Party System …

India exhibits a large reliance on targeted transfer payments and subsidies, and significant
underprovision of social services such as education. These are puzzling outcomes because …

This paper investigates the determinants of public‐sector efficiency, in particular the role of
fiscal decentralization and fiscal rules. For 23 European countries over the period from 1995 …

Countries vary systematically with respect to the incentives of politicians to provide broad
public goods and to reduce poverty. Even in developing countries that are democracies …

This paper contributes to providing insights into the impact of decentralisation on poverty. It
starts out with an overview of which role decentralisation plays in strategies and policies for …

This article examines the consequences of the decentralization process that is under way in
Costa Rica and which may undermine, rather than bolster, democracy in that country. I first …

The theoretical connection between decentralization and the representation-cum-efficiency
advantage in combating poverty has been questioned by empirical evidence. How …

This paper investigates the role of media and monitoring in reducing capture. We analyze
data on capture of public expenditures by local officials in Madagascar. Our findings indicate …

En este artículo se examinan los factores determinantes de la capacidad tributaria del
Distrito Federal y 25 municipios en tres zonas metropolitanas de México. Se presentan …

This study explores the relationship between decentralization and poverty reduction. It seeks
to identify the potential links between decentralization (devolution) and three specified …