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Lockwood, Ben (1998) Distributive politics and the benefits of decentralisation. Working Paper. Coventry: University of Warwick. Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation. Working papers (University of Warwick. Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation) (No.10/).
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Abstract
This paper integrates the distributive politics literature with the literature on decentralization by incorporating inter-regional project externalities into a standard model of distributive policy. A key finding is that the degree of uniformity (or "universalism'') of the provision of regional projects is endogenous, and depends on the strength of the externality. The welfare benefits of decentralization, and the performance of "constitutional rules'' (such as majority voting) which may be used to choose between decentralization and centralization, are then discussed in this framework.
| Item Type: | Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper) | ||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Decentralization in government -- Economic aspects, Distribution (Economic theory), Public goods, Local finance | ||||
| Series Name: | Working papers (University of Warwick. Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation) | ||||
| Publisher: | University of Warwick. Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation | ||||
| Place of Publication: | Coventry | ||||
| Official Date: | August 1998 | ||||
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| Number: | No.10/ | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 37 | ||||
| Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
| Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
| Description: | First version, November 1997; this version, August 1998 |
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