The Importance of Institutional Arrangements for Development: A Study of the Relationship between Decentralized Governance and the Provision of Public Education

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dc.contributor.advisorHughes Hallett, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorShakirova, Ramziya
dc.creatorShakirova, Ramziya
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-30T18:01:07Z
dc.date.available2014-08-30T18:01:07Z
dc.date.issued2013-08
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation explores the possibility of improving the provision of public education through decentralizing decision-making, taxation and public spending to the level of regional governments. It develops a theoretical framework to analyze the impact of fiscal decentralization on the provision of public education and uses quantitative analysis to empirically evaluate the impact. The effects of other major socio-economic, political and demographic variables on public education spending and education outcomes were also examined. The analysis using cross-sectional time series data for 33 developed and transitional countries over the 1997-2006 period revealed that institutional arrangements in the form of decentralization of governance to the regional level have the potential to significantly improve public education.
dc.format.extent186 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/8812
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2013 Ramziya Shakirova
dc.subjectPublic policy
dc.subjectDecentralization
dc.subjectFiscal Federalism
dc.subjectPublic Education Financing
dc.subjectPublic Education Quality
dc.titleThe Importance of Institutional Arrangements for Development: A Study of the Relationship between Decentralized Governance and the Provision of Public Education
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplinePublic Policy
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral

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