Highlights•Doughnut economics has popular appeal among actors pursuing sustainable
development.•Local governance is critical for mobilising action to meet global …

I provide a critical overview of the literature on political decentralization. After reviewing first-
and second-generation theories of federalism, I describe recent empirical studies focusing …

Regieren in modernen Gesellschaften wird zunehmend komplexer. Dies zeigt sich in der
Gewaltenteilung in demokratischen Regierungssystemen, der funktionalen Differenzierung …

This article proposes doubly robust estimators for the average treatment effect on the treated
(ATT) in difference-in-differences (DID) research designs. In contrast to alternative DID …

Dieses Lehrbuch soll in das Studium der öffentlichen Verwaltung in vergleichender
Perspektive einführen und einen Überblick über Verwaltungssysteme und …

This paper examines the impacts of the centralization of authority in the appointment of civil
servants on the effectiveness of regulatory enforcement efforts. We exploit a unique …

Countries that are rich in petroleum have less democracy, less economic stability, and more
frequent civil wars than countries without oil. What explains this oil curse? And can it be …

The most important theoretical argument concerning decentralization is that it can make
government more accountable and responsive to the governed. Improving governance is …

Across the developed world, the last 50 years have seen a dramatic wave of municipal
mergers, often motivated by a quest for economies of scale. Re-examining the theoretical …

Actors and institutions in localities and regions across the world are seeking prosperity and
well-being amidst tumultuous and disruptive shifts and transitions generated by: an …