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 driv

Faguet identifies the factors that determine the outcomes of national decentralization on the local level

Comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives on the current trend in the developing world of devolving political and economic power to local governments.

A Brookings Institution Press and Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation publication The trend toward greater decentralization of governance activi

This book draws on experiences in developing countries to bridge the gap between the conventional textbook treatment of fiscal decentralization and the actual p