Local Accountability and National Coordination in Fiscal Federalism

Charles Hankla (chankla@gsu.edu), Jorge Martinez-Vazquez (jorgemartinez@gsu.edu) and Raúl A. Ponce Rodríguez
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Raul Alberto Ponce Rodriguez

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Abstract: This book argues that fiscal federalism will consistently deliver on its governance promises only when democratic decentralization is combined with the integration of political parties. It formalizes this argument and, using new data on subnational political institutions, tests it with models of education, health, and infrastructure service delivery in 135 countries across 30 years. It also presents comparative case studies of Senegal and Nigeria. The book emphasizes that a “fine balance†in local governance can be achieved when integrated party structures compensate for the potential downsides of a decentralized state.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Politics and Public Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
ISBN: 9781788972161
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction: decentralization and parties , pp 1-21

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Ch 2 Building the theory: majoritarian electoral systems and party integration , pp 22-52

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Ch 3 Building the theory: majoritarian electoral systems and non-integrated parties , pp 53-83

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Ch 4 Building the theory: proportional representation and closed party lists , pp 84-105

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Ch 5 Building the theory: proportional representation and open party lists , pp 106-133

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Ch 6 Decentralization and integrated parties: summarizing the models , pp 134-138

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Ch 7 Empirically testing the role of political institutions , pp 139-163

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Ch 8 Two comparative case studies: political parties and local governance in Nigeria and Senegal , pp 164-189

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Ch 9 Conclusion: a fine balance , pp 190-194

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