Decentralization and Economic Growth: Specification, Measurement, and Direction of Causal Relationship

Morozov, Boris

doi:10.1080/01900692.2017.1296864

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“…To take several examples from this extensive body of empirical investigations, Akai and Sakata (2002), Oates (2005) and Shin (2018) suggest that decentralisation has a direct and substantial effect on economic goods, while Davoodi and Zou (1998), Rodríguez‐Pose and Krøijer (2009), and Stansel (2005) find a negative association between decentralisation and economic status. Meanwhile, Morozov (2018), Thiessen (2000) and Xie et al (1999) do not identify the exact nature of the association between decentralisation and economic consequences. Thus, we control for and test the impact of regional economic performance, which may cloud the linkage between decentralisation, local government managerial capacities, and citizens' service satisfaction.…”

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Better service delivery, more satisfied citizens? The mediating effects of local government management capacity in South Korea

Shin

Jhee

2021

Asia & Pacific Policy Stud

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Does decentralisation lead to higher citizens' satisfaction with the public services that local governments provide? Despite arguments that decentralisation improves public service delivery, studies have not successfully verified the effects of decentralisation on citizen evaluations of local government services. Given the importance of increased local empowerment in promoting desired public goods, we examine whether the hypothesised advantages of decentralisation on public service delivery still hold when applied to citizens' satisfaction with public services. Specifically, we explore both the direct and indirect impacts of decentralisation on citizens' satisfaction through the mediating impact of the local management capacity in Korea. Based on structural equation modelling, the results indicate that decentralisation has a direct negative impact on public service satisfaction, but its impact is not mediated by local management capacity. Due to Korean citizens' lower expectations regarding decentralisation, citizens' satisfaction is not improved even when local management capacity is increased via higher decentralisation.

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Better service delivery, more satisfied citizens? The mediating effects of local government management capacity in South Korea

Shin

Jhee

2021

Asia & Pacific Policy Stud

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“…The scholars' and policy-makers' increased attention to the concept of decentralization (D) is a well-documented trend in both academic research and international technical assistance. Extensive evidence about benefits and threats of decentralization is well documented (e.g., Morozov, 2016Morozov, & 2018.…”

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2023

SSHH

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The scientific electronic periodical journal 'Sports Science and Human Health' highlights the results of scientific research in different fields of sports, physical education, physical culture, sports medicine, physical therapy, ergotherapy, modern recreational and health-improving technologies, as well as research related to human health and those to be valuable for ensuring the innovative development of Ukraine.The scientific journal is for scientists, coaches, athletes, researchers, teaching staff, doctoral students, graduate students, students of higher education in the field of physical education and sports, as well as specialists in health care, physical therapy, ergotherapy.

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“…The impact of decentralization on various social and economic variables has engaged scholars across disciplines, including economists, public administration and political science scholars. Scholarly research has examines two key questions: whether fiscal decentralization: a) reduces or increases regional/local disparities (Canaleta, Arzoz, and Gárate, 2004;Lago-Peñas, Fernández-Laiceaga, and Vaquero-García, 2018;Prudhomme, 1995); and b) whether fiscal decentralization contributes to economic growth (Morozov, 2018;Thieben, 2003) and to local economic development (Gavrilută and Oprea, 2017).…”

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“…As a result of decentralization processes that have taken place in many developing and transitional countries during the last two decades, decision-making authority has shifted from central to the local governments Fernandes, 2006, 2008), and discussions about municipal efficiency in service provision has been revisited and debated with fervor (Asatryan, Feld, and Geys, 2015;Boex, 2009;Boex, and Yilmaz, 2010;Kimble, Boex, and Kapitanova, 2012;Morozov, 2018).…”

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Measuring Municipal Spending Efficiency: Evidence from Macedonia's Decentralization Reforms

Andonoska,

Alda

2020

Public Finance and Management

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Debates have been ongoing for decades about the efficiency of municipal services in centralized or decentralized systems. the fundamental argument for decentralization is that it shifts decisionmaking authority to local governments which are closer to citizens’ needs and preferences and thus are better to know what is wanted. This study contributes to the growing literature on measuring local government efficiency by using data from 79 Macedonian municipalities from 2008 to 2015 and assessing whether decentralization results in greater efficiency. the results indicate that more decentralized municipalities are, on average, more efficient than less decentralized ones. There was, however, a significant disparity in performance throughout the decentralization period, with small municipalities often under-performing relative to larger ones. These results indicate that decentralization has limited effects on the efficiency of municipal spending, and does not reduce disparities across municipalities. the evidence suggests that many of the inequalities could be alleviated by implementing equalization programs as a substantial part of a regional development strategy.

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Decentralization and Economic Growth: Specification, Measurement, and Direction of Causal Relationship

Cited by 6 publications

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Better service delivery, more satisfied citizens? The mediating effects of local government management capacity in South Korea

Better service delivery, more satisfied citizens? The mediating effects of local government management capacity in South Korea

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Measuring Municipal Spending Efficiency: Evidence from Macedonia's Decentralization Reforms

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