Decentralization in Developing Economies

Lucie Gadenne and Monica Singhal

No 19402, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: 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.

JEL-codes: H2 H4 H7 I3 J01 L3 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-09
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Published as Singhal, Monica, and Lucie Gadenne. 2014. “Decentralization in Developing Economies.” Annual Review of Economics 6: 581-604.

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