How Close Is Your Government to Its People? Worldwide Indicators on Localization and Decentralization

By Maksym Ivanyna, Anwar Shah. 2012

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Abstract This paper provides a unique data set on local governance. This dataset measures government decisionmaking at the local level, i.e. the level of government closest to the people. By contrast, the existing literature has focused on decisionmaking at the “sub-national” level. The data set covers 182 countries, and it captures institutional dimensions of political, fiscal and administrative autonomy enjoyed by local governments. These dimensions are then aggregated to develop a “decentralization index” and are then adjusted for heterogeneity to develop a “government closeness index”.

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• The Impact of Fiscal Decentralization: A Survey (2015, unknown): “Moreover, thanks to their increased closeness to governments under decentralization (Ivanyna and Shah, 2012), taxpayers may be more willing to cooperate with local governments and may be also more aware of the taxes they pay over time.”