Decentralization and the Provision of Public Services : Framework and Implementation
This paper discusses decentralization (administrative, fiscal and political) of government in public service provision. It aims to facilitate understanding among practitioners, policy makers, and scholars about what decentralization entails in pra...
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okr-10986-67082021-04-23T14:02:31Z Decentralization and the Provision of Public Services : Framework and Implementation Kim, Aehyung COORDINATION PROBLEMS CORRUPTION DECENTRALIZATION EFFICIENCY GAINS GOVERNMENT REFORM HUMAN CAPITAL INFORMATIONAL ADVANTAGES INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPETITION PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION TRANSITIONAL COUNTRIES This paper discusses decentralization (administrative, fiscal and political) of government in public service provision. It aims to facilitate understanding among practitioners, policy makers, and scholars about what decentralization entails in practice compared to theory. A review of the empirical literature and experience of decentralization is presented. The paper highlights issues that policy makers in developing and transitional countries should be aware of when reforming government, considering their unique political and economic environment. The author argues that decentralization produces efficiency gains stemming from inter-jurisdictional competition, enhanced checks and balances over the government through voting at the subnational level, and informational advantages due to proximity to citizens. By contrast, arguments against decentralization include the risk of an increased level of corruption, coordination problems stemming from multiple layers of government, low capacity of subnational government, and unproductive inter-jurisdictional competition. Decentralization itself does not render increased government effectiveness in public service provision. Instead, the effectiveness of government largely depends on the quality of human capital and institutions. 2012-05-30T20:54:03Z 2012-05-30T20:54:03Z 2008-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9395767/decentralization-provision-public-services-framework-implementation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6708 English Policy Research Working Paper No. 4503 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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COORDINATION PROBLEMS CORRUPTION DECENTRALIZATION EFFICIENCY GAINS GOVERNMENT REFORM HUMAN CAPITAL INFORMATIONAL ADVANTAGES INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPETITION PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION TRANSITIONAL COUNTRIES |
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COORDINATION PROBLEMS CORRUPTION DECENTRALIZATION EFFICIENCY GAINS GOVERNMENT REFORM HUMAN CAPITAL INFORMATIONAL ADVANTAGES INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPETITION PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION TRANSITIONAL COUNTRIES Kim, Aehyung Decentralization and the Provision of Public Services : Framework and Implementation |
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This paper discusses decentralization
(administrative, fiscal and political) of government in
public service provision. It aims to facilitate
understanding among practitioners, policy makers, and
scholars about what decentralization entails in practice
compared to theory. A review of the empirical literature
and experience of decentralization is presented. The paper
highlights issues that policy makers in developing and
transitional countries should be aware of when reforming
government, considering their unique political and economic
environment. The author argues that decentralization
produces efficiency gains stemming from inter-jurisdictional
competition, enhanced checks and balances over the
government through voting at the subnational level, and
informational advantages due to proximity to citizens. By
contrast, arguments against decentralization include the
risk of an increased level of corruption, coordination
problems stemming from multiple layers of government, low
capacity of subnational government, and unproductive
inter-jurisdictional competition. Decentralization itself
does not render increased government effectiveness in public
service provision. Instead, the effectiveness of government
largely depends on the quality of human capital and institutions. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Kim, Aehyung |
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Kim, Aehyung |
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Kim, Aehyung |
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Decentralization and the Provision of Public Services : Framework and Implementation |
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Decentralization and the Provision of Public Services : Framework and Implementation |
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Decentralization and the Provision of Public Services : Framework and Implementation |
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Decentralization and the Provision of Public Services : Framework and Implementation |
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Decentralization and the Provision of Public Services : Framework and Implementation |
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decentralization and the provision of public services : framework and implementation |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9395767/decentralization-provision-public-services-framework-implementation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6708 |
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