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Author Treisman, Daniel

Title The architecture of government : rethinking political decentralization / Daniel Treisman
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 328 pages) : illustrations
Series Cambridge studies in comparative politics
Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
Contents 1. Introduction; 2. The political process; 3. Administrative efficiency; 4. Competition among governments; 5. Fiscal policy and redistribution; 6. Fiscal coordination and incentives; 7. Citizens and government; 8. Checks, balances, and freedom; 9. Acquiring and using knowledge; 10. Ethnic conflict and secession; 11. Data to the rescue?; 12. Conclusion: rethinking decentralization
Summary Since the days of Montesquieu and Jefferson, political decentralisation has been seen as a force for better government and economic performance. This text examines the most influential arguments about the consequences of political decentralisation
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-320) and index
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Subject Decentralization in government.
Central-local government relations.
Federal government
Comparative government.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Local.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- State & Provincial.
Central-local government relations
Comparative government
Decentralization in government
Federal government
Dezentralisation
Vergleichende Regierungslehre
Regierung
Openbaar bestuur.
Decentralisatie.
Form Electronic book
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