Decentralization of the delivery of public services provision is an important governance reform recently witnessed in many developing countries. Public education has been one of the key public services devolved to lower level governments. This paper uses an exclusive and rich longitudinal data on primary schools to evaluate the e¤ects of the decentralization reform implemented on the State of S...

The issue of poor local government capacity has been considered one the problems impeding implementation decentralization, especially in developing countries. This study addresses this case Indonesia, a country that implemented massive decentralization (administrative, fiscal, and political) over last two decades. aims to provide empirical evidence for impact on public service delivery regime. ...

Corruption is defined in an occupational choice model as extra fees that must be paid by some entrepreneurs. Higher corruption leads to lower wages and total output. Income inequality follows a Kuznets relationship with both corruption and income. Two types of decentralization of the bribe-setters are distinguished, regional and bureaucratic. When mobility is imperfect, bureaucratic decentraliz...

In this paper we give a necessary condition and a sufficient condition for a graph to be a pairwise compatibility graph (PCG). Let G be a graph and let Gc be the complement of G. We show that if Gc has two disjoint chordless cycles then G is not a PCG. On the other hand, if Gc has no cycle then G is a PCG. Our conditions are the first necessary condition and the first sufficient condition for p...

For more than three decades healthcare decentralization has been promoted in developing countries as a way of improving the financing and delivery of public healthcare. Decision autonomy under healthcare decentralization would determine the role and scope of responsibility of local authorities. Jalal Mohammed, Nicola North, and Toni Ashton analyze decision autonomy within decentralized services...

The article has examined the problems arising from administrative and territorial reforms decentralization in country, accompanied by unification of communities their role solving local development issues, which requires formation a qualitatively new view on basic level. It is suggested to united solve issue provision subdivisions with qualified personnel, who will be able ensure community basi...

In this study, the achene mucilage content of six Turkish endemic Tripleurospermum taxa, namely T. baytopianum E. Hossain, conoclinium (Boiss. & Bal.) Hayek, fissurale (Sosn.) hygrophilum (Bornm.) Bornm., rosellum Orph.) Hayek var. album Hossain and ziganaense Inceer Hayirlioglu-Ayaz was determined by micro-staining reactions. Within examined cells on surface are capable forming a musil...

for more than three decades healthcare decentralization has been promoted in developing countries as a way of improving the financing and delivery of public healthcare. decision autonomy under healthcare decentralization would determine the role and scope of responsibility of local authorities. jalal mohammed, nicola north, and toni ashton analyze decision autonomy within decentralized services...

Psychological contract is one of the most well-known terms in the field of human resources management. Used by many as an analytical tool to describe the employment relationship or a theoretical platform to understand employee responses to workplace changes, it is nonetheless an intriguing theme. Going through the relevant literature, the paper focuses not only on the internal working of the ps...