Are fiscal decentralization and institutional quality poverty abating? Empirical evidence from developing countries
Fiscal federalism theorists have long been intrigued by the relationship between fiscal decentralization and poverty. Few people, however, consider cross-country research of similar linkages in developing countries. This research will provide new empirical evidence on the relationship between fiscal...
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| description | Fiscal federalism theorists have long been intrigued by the relationship between fiscal decentralization and poverty. Few people, however, consider cross-country research of similar linkages in developing countries. This research will provide new empirical evidence on the relationship between fiscal decentralization and poverty. It focuses on how the function of institutional quality can explain the relationship between fiscal decentralization and poverty in 53 developing countries from 1990 to 2014. The findings showed that a process-based approach as well as an outcome-based institutional-quality approach could explain the relationship between fiscal decentralization and poverty. In the case of democracy, revenue decentralization was found to be negatively and significantly related to poverty. In the case of, both revenue and expenditure decentralization were negatively and significantly associated with poverty. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-42e6be5fa8164816a4653957d6e99dea2025-08-20T03:12:40ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Economics & Finance2332-20392022-12-0110110.1080/23322039.2022.2095769Are fiscal decentralization and institutional quality poverty abating? Empirical evidence from developing countriesKumba Digdowiseiso0Development Economics, Universitas Nasional, Sawo Manila St., 12520, Jakarta, IndonesiaFiscal federalism theorists have long been intrigued by the relationship between fiscal decentralization and poverty. Few people, however, consider cross-country research of similar linkages in developing countries. This research will provide new empirical evidence on the relationship between fiscal decentralization and poverty. It focuses on how the function of institutional quality can explain the relationship between fiscal decentralization and poverty in 53 developing countries from 1990 to 2014. The findings showed that a process-based approach as well as an outcome-based institutional-quality approach could explain the relationship between fiscal decentralization and poverty. In the case of democracy, revenue decentralization was found to be negatively and significantly related to poverty. In the case of, both revenue and expenditure decentralization were negatively and significantly associated with poverty.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23322039.2022.2095769Fiscal decentralizationinstitutional qualitypovertysubnational government analysisdeveloping countriesE62 |
| spellingShingle | Kumba Digdowiseiso Are fiscal decentralization and institutional quality poverty abating? Empirical evidence from developing countries Cogent Economics & Finance Fiscal decentralization institutional quality poverty subnational government analysis developing countries E62 |
| title | Are fiscal decentralization and institutional quality poverty abating? Empirical evidence from developing countries |
| title_full | Are fiscal decentralization and institutional quality poverty abating? Empirical evidence from developing countries |
| title_fullStr | Are fiscal decentralization and institutional quality poverty abating? Empirical evidence from developing countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Are fiscal decentralization and institutional quality poverty abating? Empirical evidence from developing countries |
| title_short | Are fiscal decentralization and institutional quality poverty abating? Empirical evidence from developing countries |
| title_sort | are fiscal decentralization and institutional quality poverty abating empirical evidence from developing countries |
| topic | Fiscal decentralization institutional quality poverty subnational government analysis developing countries E62 |
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