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框架, 用以解释当代中国政治运行过程中的一系列稳定重复的重大现象一集权与放权的交替往复 …

Highlights•Doughnut economics has popular appeal among actors pursuing sustainable
development.•Local governance is critical for mobilising action to meet global …

I provide a critical overview of the literature on political decentralization. After reviewing first-
and second-generation theories of federalism, I describe recent empirical studies focusing …

This article proposes doubly robust estimators for the average treatment effect on the treated
(ATT) in difference-in-differences (DID) research designs. In contrast to alternative DID …

This paper examines the impacts of the centralization of authority in the appointment of civil
servants on the effectiveness of regulatory enforcement efforts. We exploit a unique …

Countries that are rich in petroleum have less democracy, less economic stability, and more
frequent civil wars than countries without oil. What explains this oil curse? And can it be …

The most important theoretical argument concerning decentralization is that it can make
government more accountable and responsive to the governed. Improving governance is …

Across the developed world, the last 50 years have seen a dramatic wave of municipal
mergers, often motivated by a quest for economies of scale. Re-examining the theoretical …

As primeiras avaliações após a Constituição de 1988 foram de que a federação brasileira–
União, estados e municípios–, operando de forma descentralizada, fortaleceria a …

Actors and institutions in localities and regions across the world are seeking prosperity and
well-being amidst tumultuous and disruptive shifts and transitions generated by: an …