One constant refrain in evaluations and reviews of decentralization is that the results are
mixed. But given that decentralization is a complex intervention or phenomenon, what is …

Increased administrative discretion for human resource and financial management is
commonly seen as a key component of efficient service delivery. However, the directive …

A health system has three key stakeholders, the State—at national and subnational levels—
the health service providers and the citizens. In most settings and especially in peacetime …

Although several semi-arid African countries are decentralizing water services and
attempting to increase the participation of local actors in water resource management, how …

We present findings of the first experimental evaluation of the participatory budgeting (PB)
model carried out in rural Russia within the context of a major decentralization reform. The …

1.3. Reformtípusok 17 1.4. A területi reformok folyamatának főbb jellemzői 24 1.5. Kelet-
európai sajátosságok 27 2. A (regionális) decentralizáció összehasonlítási és mérési …

The development of modern forms of social organization on conditions of prosperity and
deepening of influence on human life of the information society affects all the elements of the …

The study investigates the effectiveness of intergovernmental fiscal transfers for reducing
educational inequality in Indonesia. Using panel data of 34 provinces of Indonesia from …

Este artículo presenta una discusión teórica sobre las formas de clasificar la democracia
subnacional de acuerdo con autores que han examinado el tema en América Latina. La …

Africa is known as the cradle of humanity, producing the earliest evidence of hominids and
therefore human life and lifeways. Its heritage is not only old but divesified and spread all …