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State Decentralization

State Decentralization is a structural reform of state governance in which centralized authorities formally devolve administrative, political, or fiscal powers to subnational or local institutions, thereby redistributing decision-making authority within the state apparatus.

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548

Authors

316

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2017–2026

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Publications

378

What Can Economists Learn from Happiness Research?

Bruno S. Frey, Alois Stutzer · Journal of Economic Literature · 2002 · 2.6K citations

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THE DANGERS OF DECENTRALIZATION

Rémy Prud’homme · The World Bank Research Observer · 1995 · 1.9K citations

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Decentralization of Governance and Development

Pranab Bardhan · The Journal of Economic Perspectives · 2002 · 1.8K citations · Full text

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Decentralization and governance: a special issue of World Development, 2013

Jean-Paul Faguet · London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science) · 2014 · 675 citations

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Comparative Federalism and Decentralization: On Meaning and Measurement

Jonathan Rodden · Comparative Politics · 2004 · 665 citations

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Authors

548

  1. CS
    Celina Souza

    Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil

    4 publications · 253 citations

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  2. JF
    Jean-Paul Faguet

    London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 77 citations

    3

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  3. MA
    Marcella Atzori

    3 publications · 808 citations

    3

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  4. RD
    Roger D. Congleton

    George Mason University, United States

    3 publications · 92 citations

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  5. JT
    J. Tyler Dickovick

    Washington and Lee University, United States

    3 publications · 102 citations

    3

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Institutions

316

  1. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    13 h-index

    19 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    2.7K citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    808 citations

  4. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    69 citations

  5. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    92 citations

  6. Universidade Federal da Bahia

    Salvador, Brazil

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    105 citations

  7. German University of Administrative Sciences

    Speyer, Germany

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    63 citations

  8. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    74 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 17 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. Publius The Journal of Federalism

    14 publications · 456 citations

    13

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  3. Regional & Federal Studies

    13 publications · 484 citations

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  4. World Development

    11 publications · 1.3K citations

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 10 publications · 762 citations

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