Can Fiscal Decentralization Strengthen Social Capital?

Countries where social and political institutions stimulate interpersonal trust, civic cooperation, and social cohesiveness tend to have more efficient governments, better governance systems, and faster growth. This paper provides cross-country evidence, based on a sample of developing and developed...

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Autor corporatiu: International Monetary Fund
Format: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicat: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000.
Col·lecció:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/129
Accés en línia:Full text available on IMF
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