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Decentralisation as an Incentive Scheme

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ID23377635
AuthorsPierre Salmon (0000-0001-6450-5209, Université de Bourgogne, corresponding author)
Year1987
Volume3
Issue2
Pages24-43
Publication date1987-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueOxford Review of Economic Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0266-903X • E-ISSN: 1460-2121
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/oxrep/3.2.24
OpenAlexW2029393516
LanguageEN
Citations received115
References cited6

DECENTRALISATION AS AN INCENTIVE SCHEME Get access PIERRE SALMON PIERRE SALMON Université de Bourgogne Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Volume 3, Issue 2, SUMMER 1987, Pages 24–43, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/3.2.24 Published: 01 July 1987

Decentralization · Economics · Incentive · Market economy · Microeconomics · Political science · Scheme (mathematics) · Economic theories and models · Economic Theory and Policy · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Mathematics · Public Administration

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Unique citing works115
Citations per year3,03
Citation span1988 - 2026 (39)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
Citation typesNeutral: 111

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