Maksym Ivanyna|Anwar Shah
How Close Is Your Government to Its People? Worldwide Indicators on Localization and Decentralization
Michigan State University|Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
abstract paper provides unique data set local governance dataset measures government decisionmaking local level ie level government closest people contrast existing literature focused decisionmaking subnational level data set covers 182 countries captures institutional dimensions political fiscal administrative autonomy enjoyed local governments dimensions aggregated develop decentralization index adjusted heterogeneity develop government closeness index