Abstract: The three institutional structures likely to influence service delivery the most are budgets, decentralization, and public administration. Decentralization is not magic. Allocating more responsibilities to subnational governments does not itself transform service delivery.

Author(s): Devarajan, Shantayanan

Source(s): World development report; (2004), p. 180-202, ill., graphs, tabs World development report (2004)

Published: 2003 World bank], (English

ISBN/ISSN: /0163-5085

Link: http://wdronline.worldbank.org/worldbank/a/c.html/world_development_report_2004/chapter_10_public_sector_underpinnings_service_reform