Title: Gerrymandering decentralization : political selection of grants-financed local jurisdictions

Authors: Khemani, Stuti

Place: New York, NY

Publisher: Columbia university. Initiative for policy dialogue (IPD)

Year: 2009

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, corrupt practices, political aspects, political economy, democracy

Abstract: This article describes a model that shows how decentralization in developing countries may fuel vote-buying, patronage, and pork-barrel politics, especially in political economy contexts that are inimical to organization of citizens for the broad public interest.

URL: http://policydialogue.org/files/events/Khemani_Gerrymandering_Decentralization_Paper.pdf

Document type: Portal