Towards Policy Entrepreneurship at Community Level: The Impact of Decentralization on Local Public Services in Macedonia

Marija Risteska
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Chapter 12 in Decentralization and Local Development in South East Europe, 2013, pp 196-210 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Sub-national governments are often thought to be closer to the people than the central government as they have better information about the preferences of local population (Hayek, 1945). Hence, it may be argued that they are better informed and thus more responsive to the variations in demand for goods and services. By tailoring the outputs of goods and services to the particular preferences and circumstances of their constituencies, decentralized provision may increase economic welfare above the levels of such services under uniform national provision (Wallace, 1999). Decentralization is also argued to improve governance in public service provision in at least three ways: by improving the efficiency of resource allocation, by promoting accountability and reducing corruption within government, and by improving cost recovery (Azfar et al., 1999).

Keywords: Central Government; Municipal Council; Policy Entrepreneur; Childcare Service; Decentralization Process (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137295651_12

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