The architecture of government : rethinking political decentralization
By: TREISMAN, Daniel
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BookSeries: Cambridge studies in comparative politics.Publisher: New York : Cambridge University , 2007Description: 332 p.ISBN: 9780521693820.Subject(s): Descentralização Política | Eficiência | Política Fiscal | Prestação de Contas | Etnia | Conflito | Democracia| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Livro Geral | Biblioteca Graciliano Ramos | Livro Geral | 4.14T787a (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | 10012082 |
1. Introduction 1.1 A quick look back 1.2 The arguments 1.3 A note on methods: Formal modeling 1.4 Overview 2. The political process 2.1 Defining decentralization 2.2 Modeling politics 3. Administrative efficiency 3.1 Optimal scale 3.2 Heterogeneous tastes and policy differentiation 3.3 Costs of organization 3.4 Conclusion 4. Competition among governments 4.1 Competing for mobile residents 4.2 Competing for mobile capital 5. Fiscal policy and redistribution 5.1 The "common pool" 5.2 The "soft budget constraint" 5.3 Decentralizing redistribution 6. Fiscal coordination and incentives 6.1 Vertical "overgrazing" 6.2 Fiscal decentralization and incentives 7. Citizens and government 7.1 Civic virtue 7.2 Acoountability 8. Checks, balances, and freedom 8.1 Freedom 8.2 Policy stability 9. Acquiring and using knowledge 9.1 Information 9.2 Policy experimentation 10. Ethnic conflict and secession 10.1 Satisfying limited demands for autonomy 10.2 Splitting the prizes of politics 10.3 Restraining the central government 10.4 Socializing politicians 10.5 Stimulating growth of small ethnic parties 10.6 Conclusion 11. Data to the rescue? 11.1 The quality of government 11.2 Economic performance 11.3 Ethnic conflict 11.4 Democracy 11.5 Stable policies 12. Conclusion: Rethinking decentralization 12.1 Possible objections 12.2 Explaining decentralization's appeal 12.3 A new agenda?
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