Polity Size and Local Government Performance: Evidence from India
Narasimhan, Veda
Polity Size and Local Government Performance: Evidence from India - American Economic Review 2024 - 3385-3426
Developing countries have increasingly decentralized power to local governments. This paper studies the implications of a central element of decentralization (polity size) using population-based discontinuities that determine local government boundaries f
0002-8282
Infrastructure
Institutional Arrangements
Political Processes
Public Pensions
Transportation Analysis
Economic Development
Polity Size and Local Government Performance: Evidence from India - American Economic Review 2024 - 3385-3426
Developing countries have increasingly decentralized power to local governments. This paper studies the implications of a central element of decentralization (polity size) using population-based discontinuities that determine local government boundaries f
0002-8282
Infrastructure
Institutional Arrangements
Political Processes
Public Pensions
Transportation Analysis
Economic Development