Is Decentralization Good For Development?: Perspectives from Academics and Policy Makers

Is Decentralisation Good For Development? This Book Explains When The Answer Is 'yes' And When It Is 'no'. It Shows How Decentralisation Can Be Designed To Drive Development Forward, And Focuses On The Institutional Incentives That Can Strengthen Democracy, Boost Economies, And Improve Public Sector Performance. Is Decentralization Good For Development? : Perspectives From Academics And Policy Makers / Jean-paul Faguet And Caroline Pöschl -- Pt. I. Decentralization, Stability, And The Strengthening Of The State. Why I Decentralized Bolivia / Gonzalo Sánchez De Lozada And Jean-paul Faguet -- Breaking The Countercyclical Pattern Of Local Democracy In Pakistan / Ali Cheema, Adnan Q. Khan, And Roger B. Myerson -- Inclusive Governance For Inclusive Development : The History, Politics, And Economics Of Panchayat Raj / Mani Shankar Aiyar -- Is Latin America On A Path To Sustainable Fiscal Decentralization? / Matteo Grazzi And Fidel Jaramillo -- Does Decentralization Strengthen Or Weaken The State? : Authority And Social Learning In A Supple State / Jean-paul Faguet, Ashley M. Fox, And Caroline Pöschl --^ Pt. Ii. Designing Decentralization : Taxes, Transfers, And Expenditures. A Fiscal Interest Approach To Subnational Government Incentives : Implications For The Design Of Tax And Transfer Systems / Caroline Pöschl And Barry R. Weingast -- Maintaining Taxes At The Centre Despite Decentralization : Interactions With National Reforms / Giorgio Brosio And Juan Pablo Jiménez -- Political Capture Of Decentralization : Vote Buying Through Grants To Local Jurisdictions / Stuti Khemani -- Pt. Iii. Decentralization And Local Service Provision. Does Yardstick Competition Influence Local Government Fiscal Behavior In The Philippines? / Joseph J. Capuno, Stella A. Quimbo, Aleli D. Kraft, Carlos Antonio R. Tan, Jr, And Vigile Marie B. Fabella -- Area-based Competitions And Awards As A Motivational Tool For Public Service Provision : The Experience Of Xining, China / Binqin Li And Yongmei Zhang --^ Empirical Studies Of An Approach To Decentralization : Decision Space In Decentralized Health Systems / Thomas J. Bossert -- Political Participation, Clientelism, And Targeting Of Local Government Programs : Results From A Rural Household Survey In West Bengal, India / Pranab Bardhan, Sandip Mitra, Dilip Mookherjee, And Abhirup Sarkar. [edited By] Jean-paul Faguet And Caroline Pöschl. This Book Is A Product Of The Initiative For Policy Dialogue's Decentralization Task Force, And Was First Conceived At A Conference Held At Columbia University In New York In 2009--page Vii. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.