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

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Infrastructure
Institutional Arrangements
Political Processes
Public Pensions
Transportation Analysis
Economic Development