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Journal of Economic Perspectives

ISSN 0895-3309 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7965 (Online)

Decentralization of Governance and Development

  • Pranab Bardhan
Journal of Economic Perspectives
vol. 16, no. 4, Fall 2002
(pp. 185–205)
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Abstract

In this paper we note that the institutional context (and therefore the structure of incentives and organization) in developing and transition economies is quite different from those in advanced industrial economies, and this necessitates the literature on decentralization in the context of development to go beyond the traditional fiscal federalism literature. We review some of the existing theoretical work and empirical case studies of decentralization from the point of view of delivery of public services and of conditions for local business development, and point to ways of going forward in research.

Citation

Bardhan, Pranab. 2002. "Decentralization of Governance and Development ." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 16 (4): 185–205. DOI: 10.1257/089533002320951037

JEL Classification

  • H11 Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government
  • H77 Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism; Secession
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