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Local Discretion

Local Discretion is a governance mechanism within the structure of local government autonomy that refers to the legally recognized authority of subnational entities to make independent policy, administrative, and fiscal decisions in accordance with local preferences and priorities, without direct control from higher levels of government.

104

Publications

4.7K

Citations

184

Authors

120

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

15

Variants

Local Government Discretion

Parents

Publications

104

Selective Policy Implementation in Rural China

Kevin J. O’Brien, Lianjiang Li · Comparative Politics · 1999 · 598 citations · Full text

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Democratic decentralization in sub-Saharan Africa: its contribution to forest management, livelihoods, and enfranchisement

Jesse Ribot, Jens Friis Lund, Thorsten Treue · Environmental Conservation · 2010 · 220 citations

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Local Government and Strategic Choice.

Stanley T. Gabis, John Friend, W.N. JESSOP · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1970 · 215 citations

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The Tenable Range of Functions of Local Government

George J. Stigler · 1957 · 203 citations

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Street-Level Political Controls Over Federal Bureaucracy

John T. Scholz, Jim Twombly, Barbara Headrick · American Political Science Review · 1991 · 169 citations

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Authors

184

  1. SY
    Serdar Yılmaz

    World Bank, United States

    9 publications · 417 citations

    9

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  2. VV
    Varsha Venugopal

    World Bank, United States

    4 publications · 187 citations

    4

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  3. RS
    Rodrigo Serrano–Berthet

    Inter-American Development Bank, United States

    2 publications · 160 citations

    2

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  4. GW
    Gerald Wistow

    Nuffield Health, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 66 citations

    2

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  5. YB
    Yakup Beris

    United Nations Development Programme, United States

    2 publications · 160 citations

    2

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Institutions

120

  1. World Bank

    Washington, United States

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    686 citations

  2. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    119 citations

  3. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    165 citations

  4. De Montfort University

    Leicester, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

  5. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    55 citations

  6. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    120 citations

  7. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    260 citations

  8. Örebro University

    Örebro, Sweden

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    50 citations

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Venues

  1. Public Administration and Development

    7 publications · 265 citations

    7

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  2. Public Administration

    5 publications · 141 citations

    5

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  3. Land Use Policy

    3 publications · 95 citations

    3

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  4. Journal of the Operational Research Society

    OR · 3 publications · 71 citations

    3

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