Title: Aid, growth and decentralization

Authors: Lessmann, Christian and Markwardt, Gunther

Place: [Dresden

Publisher: Technische Universität Dresden

Year: 2009

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, development assistance, economic growth

Abstract: This paper examines whether the federal structure of aid-receiving countries matters in explaining aid effectiveness. Using panel data for up to 59 countries, the authors investigate the interaction between financial assistance and decentralization as anti-poverty instruments.

URL: https://www.wzb.eu/www2000/mp/conf/fiscal-federalism09/papers/lessmann.pdf

Document type: Conference proceeding/ paper