Title: Endogenous institution in decentralization : on the definition and domain of peace economics, papers in honor of Walter Isard

Authors: Azis, Iwan J.

Place: Berkeley, CA

Publisher: Berkeley electronic press

Year: 2010

Journal: Peace economics, peace science and public policy

Volume: Vol. 16, Issue 2, Article 12

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, elite, accountability, popular participation, leadership, budgeting, economic development, elections

Abstract: The author develops a model, in which the positive or negative welfare outcome of decentralization is the result of the interplay among a set of variables including local capture, participation, initial conditions, budget size, and quality of local leader.

URL: http://www.iwanazis.net/papers/AZIS-decentralization-Peace%20Ec.pdf

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