The redistributive effects of centralization and decentralization across subnational units

Abstract: Several scholars havearguedthat decentralization benefits statesand municipalities, grantingthemmoreautonomyfor managing theirbudgets andmoreresources to deliver theirservices. Othershavequestioned this assertion, claiming that decentralization makes subnational units morefiscallydepend...

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Autor principal: González, Lucas Isaac
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Publicado: Latin American Studies Association 2023
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DESCENTRALIZACION
ESTADO
MUNICIPALIDADES
PROVINCIAS
CENTRALIZACION
REDISTRIBUCION IMPOSITIVA
DESIGUALDAD ECONOMICA
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spelling I33-R139-123456789-170792023-09-08T05:01:44Z The redistributive effects of centralization and decentralization across subnational units González, Lucas Isaac DESCENTRALIZACION ESTADO MUNICIPALIDADES PROVINCIAS CENTRALIZACION REDISTRIBUCION IMPOSITIVA DESIGUALDAD ECONOMICA Abstract: Several scholars havearguedthat decentralization benefits statesand municipalities, grantingthemmoreautonomyfor managing theirbudgets andmoreresources to deliver theirservices. Othershavequestioned this assertion, claiming that decentralization makes subnational units morefiscallydependent oncentral governments. This articleargues that thefiscal impactofdecentralization must bedifferentiated across states. It theoretically specifies and empirically demonstrates whichstates benefit during periods of decentralization andcentralization. It argues that powerful presidents whocentralize resources have imposed greater costson moredeveloped andfiscally independent districts (which prefer to administertheirown resources and can beserious challengers to presidential power), thus relyingmainlyonsupportfrom lessdeveloped andmorefiscally dependent provinces, whichprefer moreredistribution. I present empirical evidence for Argentina (1983-2004), a developing federation with stronggovernors and highcrossregional inequality, anddiscuss someimplications for comparative studieson the topic. 2023-09-07T15:25:55Z 2023-09-07T15:25:55Z 2012 Artículo González, L. I. The redistributive effects of centralization and decentralization across subnational units [en línea]. Latin American Research Review. 2012, 47(3). doi: 10.1353/lar.2012.0046. Disponible en: https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/17079 1542-4278 (Online) https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/17079 10.1353/lar.2012.0046 eng Acceso abierto http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ application/pdf Argentina Latin American Studies Association Cambridge University Press Latin American Research Review. 2012, 47(3)
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language Inglés
topic DESCENTRALIZACION
ESTADO
MUNICIPALIDADES
PROVINCIAS
CENTRALIZACION
REDISTRIBUCION IMPOSITIVA
DESIGUALDAD ECONOMICA
spellingShingle DESCENTRALIZACION
ESTADO
MUNICIPALIDADES
PROVINCIAS
CENTRALIZACION
REDISTRIBUCION IMPOSITIVA
DESIGUALDAD ECONOMICA
González, Lucas Isaac
The redistributive effects of centralization and decentralization across subnational units
topic_facet DESCENTRALIZACION
ESTADO
MUNICIPALIDADES
PROVINCIAS
CENTRALIZACION
REDISTRIBUCION IMPOSITIVA
DESIGUALDAD ECONOMICA
description Abstract: Several scholars havearguedthat decentralization benefits statesand municipalities, grantingthemmoreautonomyfor managing theirbudgets andmoreresources to deliver theirservices. Othershavequestioned this assertion, claiming that decentralization makes subnational units morefiscallydependent oncentral governments. This articleargues that thefiscal impactofdecentralization must bedifferentiated across states. It theoretically specifies and empirically demonstrates whichstates benefit during periods of decentralization andcentralization. It argues that powerful presidents whocentralize resources have imposed greater costson moredeveloped andfiscally independent districts (which prefer to administertheirown resources and can beserious challengers to presidential power), thus relyingmainlyonsupportfrom lessdeveloped andmorefiscally dependent provinces, whichprefer moreredistribution. I present empirical evidence for Argentina (1983-2004), a developing federation with stronggovernors and highcrossregional inequality, anddiscuss someimplications for comparative studieson the topic.
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