Does Fiscal Decentralization Increases Regional Income Inequality in Indonesia?

Rising Chinese regional income inequality: The role of fiscal decentralization

Article history: Received 16 August 2011 Received in revised form 5 February 2013 Accepted 12 February 2013 Available online xxxx This article examines the quantitative effects of the Chinese fiscal system on the increasing regional income inequality in China, from 1978 to 2007. Fiscal decentralization is a multifaceted concept not likely to be captured by a single measure. This paper investiga...

Fiscal Decentralization and Urbanization in Indonesia

Indonesia went through a process of fiscal decentralization in 2001 involving the devolution of several policymaking and service delivery functions to the subnational tiers of government (provinces and districts). This process is likely to have affected regional patterns of urbanization, because the new prerogatives granted to the local governments have altered the distribution of urban ameniti...

Regional Income Inequality in China and Indonesia A Comparative Analysis

Does Fiscal Federalism Promote Regional Inequality? An Empirical Analysis

This paper explores the relationship between fiscal federalism, understood as institutionalized regional economic self-rule, and convergence in regional per capita incomes. The principal economic argument against fiscal federalism is that, unless paired with generous equalization grants, it will enhance regional inequalities by reducing inter-regional redistribution. Does the evidence support t...

Fiscal Decentralization and Political Centralization in China: Implications for Regional Inequality

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