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The architecture of government : rethinking political decentralization
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In this article, the authors propose a decentralization approach based on checks, balances, and freedom, where data to the rescue is used to solve the problem of ethnic conflict and secession.Abstract:
1. Introduction 2. The political process 3. Administrative efficiency 4. Competition among governments 5. Fiscal policy and redistribution 6. Fiscal coordination and incentives 7. Citizens and government 8. Checks, balances, and freedom 9. Acquiring and using knowledge 10. Ethnic conflict and secession 11. Data to the rescue? 12. Conclusion: rethinking decentralization.read more
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Quality of sub-national government and regional development in Africa
TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider the impact of sub-national government institutions on economic development in 356 regions across 22 African countries and assess its impact on regional economies using satellite data on night light luminosity.
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Public Procurement and Corruption in Africa: A Literature Review
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the determinants of public procurement corruption in Africa, and found that the economic, political, organizational and social determinants have a significant relationship with corruption in public procurement.
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Assessing the Multi-level Government Response to the COVID-19 Crisis: Italy and Spain Compared
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compare the functioning of the intergovernmental systems in Italy and Spain facing the COVID-19 crisis, combining the public administration literature on policy learning and multi-lev...
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Problem‐Solving Across Literatures: Comparative Federalism and Multi‐Level Governance in Climate Change Action
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Are local public services better delivered in more autonomous regions? Evidence from European regions using a dose‐response approach
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the relationship between the level of regional autonomy and the provision of local public services and found that both low and high autonomy lead to better local public service.
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An Economic Theory of Democracy
TL;DR: Downs presents a rational calculus of voting that has inspired much of the later work on voting and turnout as discussed by the authors, particularly significant was his conclusion that a rational voter should almost never bother to vote.
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A Pure Theory of Local Expenditures
TL;DR: The authors show that the Musgrave-Samuelson analysis, which is valid for federal expenditures, need not apply to local expenditures, and restate the assumptions made by Musgrave and Samuelson and the central problems with which they deal.