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Corruption and Size Decentralization
(2012)
Statistical tests based on newly collected cross-sectional data suggest that countries which have more first-tier subnational governments relative to their population are more corrupt. I measure the strength of association ...
Decentralization and corruption: evidence from primary health-care programmes
(ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTDABINGDON, 2012)
The aim of this article is to evaluate whether there is an association between decentralization and corruption. In order to do so we analyse Brazilian health-care programmes that are run locally. To construct objective ...
Federalismo, descentralização e democracia
(Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), 2001)
Analisar a descentralização como transferência de poder decisório a municípios ou órgãos locais implica no entendimento dos municípios como entes federados, num país marcado pelas distorções federativas. Sistema representativo ...
The long and winding road towards fiscal decentralization
(Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas, 2014)
This paper offers a theoretical explanation of the difficulties embodied in a process of fiscal decentralization from national to sub-national governments, as it is empirically observed in numerous developing countries. A ...
The Long and Winding Road Towards Fiscal Decentralization
(Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas, 2014-12)
Este trabajo ofrece una explicación teórica de las dificultades asociadas en un proceso de descentralización fiscal desde gobiernos nacionales a subnacionales, como es observado en numerosos países en desarrollo. Un marco ...
The politics of federalism in Argentina and its implications for governance and accountability
(Elsevier, 2013-03)
This paper contributes to an agenda that views the effects of federalism and decentralization as dependent on the incentives of national and subnational political actors. It studies the mechanisms by which subnational ...
The need of subsidy for the implementation of photovoltaic solar energy as supporting of decentralized electrical power generation in Brazil
(2013-01-08)
The growing demand for electrical power and the limited capital invested to provide this power is forcing countries like Brazil to search for new alternatives for electrical power generation. The purpose of this paper is ...
Cooperação Intergovernamental: Classificação, CaracterÃsticas E Formatos à Luz Da Experiência BrasileiraIntergovernmental Articulation And Cooperation: Classification, Characteristics And Formats Existing In The Light Of The Brazilian Experience
(Univ Autonoma Chile, Inst Chileno Estudios MunicipalesSantiago, 2016)
High expectations, varying outcomes: Decentralization and participation in Brazil, Japan, Russia and Sweden
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2007-09-01)
In the past 20 years, decentralization has been proposed as a strategy for enhancing public participation. Aid-providing organizations, such as the World Bank, stimulated decentralization processes in several countries in ...