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A Brookings Institution Press and Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation publication The trend toward greater decentralization of governance activi

Annotation This report examines the impact of decentralization and its effect on the efficiency of public services, on equity, and on macroeconomic stability.

First published in 1985, Decentralization provides an analytical framework for the comparative study of decentralization in contemporary systems of government.

Through a collection of unique case studies and theoretical analyses, this work examines the genesis and impact of decentralization reforms in developing and tr

This book, first published in 2005, explores the location and dynamics of power within the state, focusing on a recent wave of decentralizing reforms that have