Incumbents and Innovations under Decentralization

An Empirical Exploration of Selected Local Governments in the Philippines

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6233314
AutoresJoseph J Capuno (0000-0003-3879-9551, University of the Philippines System, autor de correspondencia)
Año2011
Volumen19
Número1
Páginas48-73
Fecha de publicación2011-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAsian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0218-5377 • E-ISSN: 1750-7812
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02185377.2011.568243
OpenAlexW2026141851
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas16

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