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Political Support for Decentralization: An Analysis of the Colombian and Venezuelan Legislatures

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  • Maria Escobar‐Lemmon

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A worldwide trend of decentralizing political power, fiscal authority, and the responsibility for providing services to subnational governments has been especially evident in Latin America over the past decade. This article focuses on variation in intracountry support for decentralization, using data on bill initiation from Colombia and Venezuela to determine the domestic sources of this policy. While the data support prior findings that decentralization is supported by parties whose future electoral prospects are better at the subnational level, the analysis also shows that citizen's trust in government and greater wealth affect a deputies' support for decentralization.

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  • Maria Escobar‐Lemmon, 2003. "Political Support for Decentralization: An Analysis of the Colombian and Venezuelan Legislatures," American Journal of Political Science, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 47(4), pages 683-697, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:amposc:v:47:y:2003:i:4:p:683-697
    DOI: 10.1111/1540-5907.00048
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    1. World Bank, 2009. "Colombia - Decentralization : Options and Incentives for Efficiency - Main Report," World Bank Publications - Reports 3096, The World Bank Group.
    2. World Bank, 2009. "Colombia - Decentralization : Options and Incentives for Efficiency - Sector Annexes," World Bank Publications - Reports 3097, The World Bank Group.
    3. Mario Chacon, 2017. "In the Line of Fire: Political Violence and Decentralization in Colombia," Working Papers 20170007, New York University Abu Dhabi, Department of Social Science, revised Oct 2017.

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