| 来源类型 | Discussion paper |
| 规范类型 | 论文 |
| 来源ID | DP15651 |
| DP15651 Quality of sub-national government and regional development in Africa | |
| Yohan Iddawela; Neil Lee; Andrés Rodríguez-Pose | |
| 发表日期 | 2021-01-08 |
| 出版年 | 2021 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | Despite widespread interest in government quality and economic development, the role of sub-national government has been largely overlooked. This represents an omission in Africa, given ongoing processes of devolution in much of the continent. In this article, we consider the impact of sub-national government institutions on economic development in 356 regions across 22 African countries. We create a novel index of sub-national government quality based on large-scale survey data and assess its impact on regional economies using satellite data on night light luminosity. To address causality concerns, we instrument sub-national government quality with data from pre-colonial societies. Our results show a positive and significant relationship between sub-national government quality and regional economic development, even when controlling for the quality of national level institutions. Better sub-national governments are a powerful but often overlooked determinant of development in Africa. |
| 主题 | International Trade and Regional Economics |
| 关键词 | Institutions Quality of government Regions Africa Decentralisation |
| URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp15651 |
| 来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/544663 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Yohan Iddawela,Neil Lee,Andrés Rodríguez-Pose. DP15651 Quality of sub-national government and regional development in Africa. 2021. |
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