The dangers of fiscal decentralization and public service delivery: a review of arguments

H Arends - Politische Vierteljahresschrift, 2020 - Springer
The prevailing belief is that local governments, which are closer to their citizens, can deliver
public goods much more efficiently than a central government can. Yet skeptics argue that …

Governance of forest resource use in western Nepal: Current state and community preferences

M Bhatta, KK Zander, ST Garnett - Ambio, 2022 - Springer
Improved governance of natural resource use is critical to the sustainability and
maintenance of environmental quality. In western Nepal, unsustainable resource extraction …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of fiscal decentralization influence on social and economic development

O Chygryn, Y Petrushenko, A Vysochyna… - … Journal of Economics, 2018 - repec.mnje.com
70 employment rate, social contribution and others)(Simionescu et al., 2017; Lazányi et al.,
2017). Testing the hypothesis of FD's positive influence on different parameters of social and …

The use of information management towards strategic decision effectiveness in higher education institutions in the context of Bahrain

ES Al Dhaen - The Bottom Line, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Strategic decision importance has rarely been investigated as a decision-specific
characteristic in the strategic decision-making process (SDMP) literature taking into …

Decentralisation, unfunded mandates and the regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic

A Rodríguez-Pose, M Vidal-Bover - Regional Studies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a surge in the number and scope of governmental
interventions in both centralised and decentralised states. While decentralisation theories …

Locational factors for local revenue mobilisation in a Peri-urban municipal area around Accra, Ghana

C Amoako, R Adamtey, IN Dinye… - City, Culture and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fiscal decentralisation has been an important tool for local governance and development for
many countries in Africa, in the last five decades. In many African countries, decentralized …

The relationship between fiscal decentralization and trust in government: evidence from the South Korean case

S Kim, Y Lee, T Kim - International Review of Administrative …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
To date, many developing countries have continued to implement fiscally decentralized
governance systems to respond to the diversified needs of local residents more effectively …

Perceived performance of health facility governing committees in overseeing healthcare services delivery in primary health care facilities in Tanzania

AM Kesale, MK Jiyenze, L Katalambula… - … Journal of Health …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Health Facility Governing Committees (HFGCs) play a vital role in overseeing
health services delivery in the primary health care system. However, despite their existence …

Decentralisation or deconcentration: The case of regional and local economic development in South Africa

I Khambule - Local Economy, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The widespread globalisation, democratisation and decentralisation process that took place
in developing nations in the early 1990s created unique opportunities for subnational …

The determinants of the performance of Health Facility Governing Committees (HFGC) in selected primary health facilities in Tanzania

A Kesale, C Mahonge, M Mikidadi - 2021 - repository.costech.or.tz
Lower and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) implement fiscal decentralization through
Direct Health Facility Financing (DHFF) to empower Health Facility Governing Committees …