Decentralization in Developing Economies / Lucie Gadenne, Monica Singhal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gadenne, Lucie.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Singhal, Monica.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w19402.

NBER working paper series no. w19402

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2013.

Summary:

Standard models of fiscal federalism suggest many benefits of decentralization in developing economies, and there has been a recent push toward decentralization around the world. However, developing countries presently still have less decentralization, particularly on the revenue side, than both developed countries today and the United States and Europe historically. We consider how the trade-offs associated with fiscal federalism apply in developing countries and discuss reasons for their relatively low levels of decentralization. We also consider additional features relevant to federalism in developing economies, such as the prevalence of nongovernmental organizations and the role of social incentives in policy design.

Notes:

Print version record

September 2013.