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More Than You Can Handle : Decentralization and Spending Ability of Peruvian Municipalities

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dc.contributor.authorLoayza, Norman V.
dc.contributor.authorRigolini, Jamele
dc.contributor.authorCalvo-Gonzalez, Oscar
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:04:01Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:04:01Z
dc.date.issued2011-08-01
dc.description.abstractIn the past three decades, emerging countries have gone through extensive decentralization reforms. Yet, there are no studies assessing quantitatively the relative importance of various factors known to affect the success of decentralization. This paper builds on a comprehensive dataset the authors constructed for Peru, which merges municipal fiscal accounts with information about municipalities' characteristics such as population, poverty, education, and local politics. The paper then analyzes the leading factors affecting the ability of municipalities to execute the allocated budget using complementary methodologies, from least squares to quantile regression analyses. According to the existing literature and the Peruvian context, the analysis divides these factors into four categories: the budget size and allocation process; local capacity; local needs; and political economy constraints. Although all four factors affect decentralization, the largest determinant of spending ability is the adequacy of the budget with respect to local capacity. The results confirm the need for decentralization to be implemented gradually over time in parallel with strong capacity building efforts.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5763
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3525
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5763
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectAGGREGATE EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectAGGREGATE FISCAL
dc.subjectALLOCATION
dc.subjectBANK POLICY
dc.subjectBUDGET ALLOCATIONS
dc.subjectBUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectBUDGET EXECUTION
dc.subjectBUDGET EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectBUDGET SIZE
dc.subjectBUDGETARY ALLOCATION
dc.subjectBUDGETARY PROCESS
dc.subjectBUDGETING
dc.subjectBUSINESS CYCLE
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCAPACITY-BUILDING
dc.subjectCAPITAL BUDGET
dc.subjectCAPITAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCAPITAL EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectCETERIS PARIBUS
dc.subjectCOEFFICIENTS
dc.subjectCOMMODITY PRICES
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
dc.subjectCURRENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION PROCESS
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION PROGRAM
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISTRICT
dc.subjectDUMMY VARIABLE
dc.subjectDUMMY VARIABLES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE DATA
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFIDUCIARY REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFISCAL ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectFISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectFISCAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectFISCAL EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFISCAL FEDERALISM
dc.subjectFISCAL NEUTRALITY
dc.subjectFIXED INVESTMENT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectHARD BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINCUMBENT
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINVESTMENT PROJECTS
dc.subjectLEGITIMACY
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOCAL ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectLOCAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectMANDATES
dc.subjectMAYOR
dc.subjectMAYORS
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF ECONOMY
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL LEVEL
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITY
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE EXPLOITATION
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectOIL WINDFALLS
dc.subjectOVERSIGHT MECHANISMS
dc.subjectPOLICY CHOICES
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY REFORM
dc.subjectPOLITICAL BUSINESS CYCLE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL COMPETITION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectPOLITICIANS
dc.subjectPOSITIVE IMPACT OF DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAPS
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPROVINCE
dc.subjectPROVINCES
dc.subjectPUBLIC ECONOMICS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE DATA
dc.subjectPUBLIC MANAGERS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectRETURNS
dc.subjectREVENUE SHARING
dc.subjectSMALL MUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectSOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectSUB-NATIONAL
dc.subjectSUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectTOTAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectTOTAL EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectTOTAL SPENDING
dc.subjectTYPES OF EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.titleMore Than You Can Handle : Decentralization and Spending Ability of Peruvian Municipalitiesen
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okr.crossref.titleMore Than You Can Handle: Decentralization and Spending Ability of Peruvian Municipalities
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5763
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryPeru
okr.region.geographicalSouth America
okr.region.geographicalAmerica
okr.topicPublic Sector Expenditure Policy
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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