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How Close Is Your Government to Its People? Worldwide Indicators on Localization and Decentralization

Year: 2012

Type: report

Abstract: This paper provides a unique data set on local governance. This dataset measures government decisionmaking at the local level, i.e. the level of government closest to the people. By contrast, the existing literature has focused on decisionmaking at the “sub-national” level. The data set covers 182 countries, and it captures institutional dimensions of political, fiscal and administrative autonomy enjoyed by local governments. These dimensions are then aggregated to develop a “decentralization index” and are then adjusted for heterogeneity to develop a “government closeness index”.

Source: World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks

DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-6138

Authors: Maksym Ivanyna, Anwar Shah

Institution: World Bank

Language: English

Topic: Local Government Finance and Decentralization

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: gold

OpenAlex ID: W2076045920

Cites: 9

Cited by: 189

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