2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Political Economy of Centralization versus Decentralization
| Project/Area Number |
22530327
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Public finance/Monetary economics
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| Research Institution | Waseda University |
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Principal Investigator |
KONISHI Hideki 早稲田大学, 政治経済学術院, 教授 (50225471)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 集権と分権 / 政治経済学 / ヤードスティック競争 / 権限配分 / 原発管理 / 自由貿易協定 |
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| Research Abstract |
In this research, focusing on the theme of how the allocation of decision rights affects the determination of public policy, we analyzed broadly three issues; (i) the optimal degree of decentralization in government when the policy-makers are evaluated by their relative performances, (ii) the conditions for conclusion of free trade agreements when the government has to negotiate with domestic interest groups, and (iii) the optimal allocation of decision rights in public projects with a catastrophic risk such as nuclear power plants.
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