Electoral Accountability, Fiscal Decentralization and Service Delivery in Indonesia

This paper takes advantage of the exogenous phasing of direct elections in districts and applies the double difference estimator to: (i) measure impacts on the pattern of public spending and revenue generation at the district level; and (ii) invest...

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Main Authors:	Skoufias, Emmanuel, Narayan, Ambar, Dasgupta, Basab, Kaiser, Kai
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS AGGREGATE SPENDING BANKRUPTCY BLOCK GRANTS BUDGET DATA BUDGET DEFICIT BUDGET EXPENDITURE BUDGET STRUCTURE BUDGET SURPLUS BUSINESS CYCLE CANDIDATES CAPITAL SPENDING CASH RESERVES CATEGORIES OF EXPENDITURES CENTRAL AUTHORITIES CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL TRANSFERS CHECKS CITIZEN NEEDS CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE COEFFICIENTS COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUENTS CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES CREDIBILITY CURRENT EXPENDITURES DEBT DEBT LEVELS DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC SPENDING DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT DISTRICT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION DISTRICT GOVERNMENT DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS DISTRICT LEVEL DISTRICT REVENUES DISTRICT-LEVEL DISTRICTS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC POLICY EDUCATION BUDGET EDUCATION EXPENDITURES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EFFICIENT USE EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES ELECTION ELECTION TIME ELECTIONS ELECTORAL INFORMATION ELECTORAL SYSTEMS ELECTORATE EXPENDITURE ALLOCATIONS EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES EXPENDITURE DATA EXPENDITURE PATTERNS EXPENDITURE PRIORITIES EXPENDITURES EXPENDITURES ON HEALTH EXPENDITURES PER CAPITA FAIR ELECTIONS FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM FISCAL BALANCE FISCAL BALANCES FISCAL BEHAVIOR FISCAL CONDITIONS FISCAL DATA FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL DECISIONS FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL EXPENDITURE FISCAL EXPENDITURES FISCAL FEDERALISM FISCAL OUTCOMES FISCAL PERFORMANCE FISCAL SYSTEM FISCAL VARIABLES FIXED EFFECT MODEL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT FINANCING GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE GOVERNMENT REVENUE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES GOVERNOR GOVERNORS HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH SECTOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INSTRUMENT INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT PATTERN LABOR MARKET LAWS LEGAL OBLIGATION LEGISLATION LEGISLATORS LOCAL ELECTIONS LOCAL EXPENDITURE LOCAL EXPENDITURES LOCAL FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES LOCAL TAXES MAYOR MAYORS MEASURABLE INDICATORS MINISTRY OF FINANCE MUNICIPAL LEVEL MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL ELECTIONS NATURAL RESOURCES OBJECTIVE OF POVERTY REDUCTION OUTCOME INDICATORS PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS PARLIAMENTS PARTY DISCIPLINE PATTERN OF PUBLIC SPENDING PER CAPITA EXPENDITURES POLICY CHOICES POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY POLITICAL AUTONOMY POLITICAL COMPETITION POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL PARTY POLITICAL POWERS POLITICAL REFORM POLITICIANS POSITIVE COEFFICIENT POSITIVE IMPACT OF DECENTRALIZATION POSITIVE IMPACTS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE GOODS PRIVATE INVESTMENT PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAMS PROVINCE PROVINCES PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC ECONOMICS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR SPENDING PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC WORKS QUALITY OF SERVICES REDISTRIBUTION REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS REPAYMENT REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE ALLOCATION REVENUE ALLOCATIONS REVENUE BASE REVENUE MOBILIZATION REVENUE SHARING SECTOR EXPENDITURES SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL EXPENDITURES SOCIAL PROTECTION SUB-NATIONAL SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TAX TAX CUTS TAX RATES TAX REVENUE TAX SHARING TAXATION TOTAL EXPENDITURE TOTAL EXPENDITURES VILLAGE VILLAGES WARRANTS
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Electoral Accountability, Fiscal Decentralization and Service Delivery in Indonesia

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