Incumbents and Innovations under Decentralization
An Empirical Exploration of Selected Local Governments in the Philippines
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6233314 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph J Capuno (0000-0003-3879-9551, University of the Philippines System, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 48-73 |
| Publication date | 2011-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0218-5377 • E-ISSN: 1750-7812 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02185377.2011.568243 |
| OpenAlex | W2026141851 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 16 |
Like in other developing countries, many local governments in the Philippines have become innovative under decentralization. We investigate here the drivers of local innovations, with focus on quality of incumbent leaders, their political incentives and fiscal resources. We applied Poisson regressions on a survey data comprising 209 innovations introduced in 48 cities and municipalities during the period June 2004–June 2008. The statistically significant factors are the mayor's competence (age, educational attainment), re-election status and term in office. Innovations appear to increase with local fiscal resources but at decreasing rate. Access to information appears not to matter much. However, these factors, including poverty rates, vary in relative importance in explaining innovations in expenditure services, and in revenue and public administration services. Some policy inputs are suggested
Business · Competence (human resources · Decentralization · Economic growth · Economics · Incentive · Market economy · Poverty · Probit model · Public economics · Revenue · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Taxation and Compliance Studies · Finance
Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing Countries
Innovation in cities
Community participation in local health boards in a decentralized setting
Innovation Type and Diffusion
Disentangling Diffusion
Leadership Credibility, Board Relations, and Administrative Innovation at the Local Government Level
Is Local Development Good Politics? Local Development Expenditures and the Re-Election of Governors in the Philippines in the 1990s
Towards a More Comprehensive Analysis of Warlord Politics
Urban Government Innovation
Philippine politics in Town, District, and Province
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |