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This book, compiled from the 2nd Global Report of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) on Decentralization and Local Democracy, analyzes the architecture of fiscal decentralization in one hundred and ten countries as well as in major metropolitan areas. In the majority of these countries, local authorities are taking on more and more responsibilities for public investment and the provision of services that are essential for both economic development and the well being of their citizens.

This paper examines the factors determining vertical government structures. An empirical analysis for a panel of OECD countries indicates that apart from preferences, economies of scale, and other factors, institutions explain cross-national differences in the degree of fiscal decentralization. Accounting for taxing powers of subnational governments, the evidence strongly supports the collusion hypothesis according to which delegation of decision-making concerning the assignment of powers and national legislation to subnational representatives leads to increased tax centralization, as compared to direct participation of the citizens of the subnational entities. On the other hand, direct democracy at the national level is associated with higher centralization

"Decentralization is a major trend in Indonesia since the first decades of that nation under Sukarno and Suharto. Max Lane is justly treasured for illuminating those first decades, for example, through his translations of Pramoedya Ananta Toer, and his excellent book, Unfinished Nation: Indonesia Before and After Suharto. Anyone who seeks insights into the current trend of decentralization, whether in Indonesia or other parts of the world, will find this work cogent." - James L. Peacock, Kena

Beyond devolution and decentralisation compares the politics, policies and polity building dynamics of devolution in Wales and decentralisation in the French region of Brittany. It develops a general frmaework for understanding regional capacity building.

The role of governance in Asia -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction by Yasutami Shimomura -- 1. Regional Governance in Asia: Comparative Analysis of Experiments of Decentralization and Deconcentration in Indonesia, Thailand and Korea by Hideaki Shiroyama -- 2. Governance and Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Newly Decentralized Indonesia by Sudarno Sumarto, Asep Suryahadi and Alex Arifianto -- 3. Local Governance in Indonesia's Decentralization Era: Prospect and Challenges Tommy A. Legowo -- 4. Corporate Governance in Indonesia: A Study on Governance of Business Groups by Yuri Sato -- 5. Governance Factors in Indonesian Economic Development by Juichi Inada -- 6. In Search of Endogenous Elements of Good Governance: The Case of the Eastern Seaboard Development Plan in Thailand by Yasutami Shimomura -- 7. Health Sector Management and Governance in Thailand by Kyoko Kuwajima -- 8. Economic Viability and Local Governance: The Political Economy of Decentralization in the Philippines by Jorge V. Tigno -- 9. Economic Governance in Malaysia and its Links with the Asian Crisis by Mahani Zainal Abidin -- 10. State Bureaucrats, Economic Development, and Governance: The Case of Singapore by Ikuo Iwasaki.

The creation of devolved assemblies and parliament for Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland empowered government in each country to promote equality of opportunity. This book explores the impact of this constitutional change in the UK in respect to public policy and law.