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022			_a0305-750X
024	8		_ahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2016.06.012
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041			_aeng
100	1		_aHernandez-Trillo, F. _914936
245	1	0	_aPoverty alleviation in federal systems : _bthe case of México
260			_aOxford (United Kingdom) : _bElsevier, _c2016.
500			_aPeer review
520			_aThe function of poverty relief has been the subject of debate in terms of the tier of government that should perform it. On the one hand, some of the literature in the economics and political science fields argues that this function should be federal because of factor mobility; on the other hand, because of the distance factor, which makes citizens more sensitive to poverty, others argue that it should a subnational responsibility. Finally, others in both fields argue that it is more accurate to view the recent trends witnessed in developing countries as delegation of service delivery by the central government to different sets of agents. The fact is that the different levels of government across countries intervene in this government obligation. This paper employs the case of Mexico to test the different implications of the theories. This country is studied because it decentralized this activity in 1998, and thus, it is subject to evaluation. The results suggest that decentralizing the poverty relief function has not delivered results; thus, they suggest that this task should be a national one. However, the reason for this is the lack of political accountability at the subnational level and not mobility. That is, when accountability is introduced, a subnational government may in fact perform well.
546			_aText in English
650		7	_aPoverty alleviation _2AGROVOC _914937
650		7	_aDecentralization _2AGROVOC _914938
650		7	_aAccountability _2AGROVOC _914939
651		7	_2AGROVOC _91318 _aMexico
773	0		_dOxford (United Kingdom) : Elsevier, 2016. _x0305-750X _gv. 87, p. 204-214 _tWorld Development _w444788
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