 On the Local Politics of Administrative Decentralization: Applying for Policy Responsibilities in EcuadorJörg Faust and Imke Harbers Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 2012, vol. 42, issue 1, 52-77 Abstract: Variation in the behavior and preferences of subnational governments is one of the areas that remain poorly understood by students of comparative decentralization and federalism. Yet, evidence suggests that this variation plays an important role in shaping intergovernmental relations. Ecuador provides an especially interesting case for systematically exploring variation in the behavior of municipalities. Rather than establishing a uniform division of competences between levels of government, the 1998 constitution called on subnational governments to apply for policy responsibilities. Using an original data set, our analysis demonstrates that, in addition to national-level incentives, municipal-level political variables--such as the government's support base and linkages to civil society--have a strong and significant impact on the behavior of local governments. Copyright 2012, Oxford University Press. Date: 2012 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:oup:publus:v:42:y:2012:i:1:p:52-77 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Publius: The Journal of Federalism is currently edited by Paul Nolette and Philip Rocco More articles in Publius: The Journal of Federalism from CSF Associates Inc. Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, UK. |
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