Administrative fragmentation and economic performance of OECD TL2 regions
The present work investigates the relationship between administrative fragmentation and regional per capita GDP growth rate, using a panel of OECD TL2 regions in the period 1996-2011. According to the fiscal decentralisation literature, fragmentation should enhance growth as local governments can im...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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OECD Publishing
2017
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| Collection: | OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The present work investigates the relationship between administrative fragmentation and regional per capita GDP growth rate, using a panel of OECD TL2 regions in the period 1996-2011. According to the fiscal decentralisation literature, fragmentation should enhance growth as local governments can implement policies that better match citizens' needs, thus providing services and public goods in a more efficient way. The presence of many local governments, however, may result in overlapping functions, (dis)economies of scale, and uncoordinated policies |
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| Physical Description: | 21 p. 21 x 28cm |