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Towards Policy Entrepreneurship at Community Level: The Impact of Decentralization on Local Public Services in Macedonia

In: Decentralization and Local Development in South East Europe

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  • Marija Risteska

    (Centre for Research and Policy Making)

Abstract

Sub-national governments are often thought to be closer to the people than the central government as they have better information about the preferences of local population (Hayek, 1945). Hence, it may be argued that they are better informed and thus more responsive to the variations in demand for goods and services. By tailoring the outputs of goods and services to the particular preferences and circumstances of their constituencies, decentralized provision may increase economic welfare above the levels of such services under uniform national provision (Wallace, 1999). Decentralization is also argued to improve governance in public service provision in at least three ways: by improving the efficiency of resource allocation, by promoting accountability and reducing corruption within government, and by improving cost recovery (Azfar et al., 1999).

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  • Marija Risteska, 2013. "Towards Policy Entrepreneurship at Community Level: The Impact of Decentralization on Local Public Services in Macedonia," Studies in Economic Transition, in: Will Bartlett & Sanja Maleković & Vassilis Monastiriotis (ed.), Decentralization and Local Development in South East Europe, chapter 12, pages 196-210, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:stuchp:978-1-137-29565-1_12
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137295651_12
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