Furthermore, the key determinants that differentiate successful from unsuccessful decentralization strategies are largely unknown. The fact that many countries are still involved in some form of decentralization programs gives rise to the concern that these are “shots in the dark.”
At their second meeting on February 16-17, 2006 at Columbia University, the task force isolated the sources of disagreement among competing perspectives and used case studies to illustrate the impact of decentralization programs. The stated goal was to develop a comprehensive catalogue of policy analysis useful to policymakers and civil society. The task force also met to present new research and papers for critique and to discuss the most recent draft of the task force overview report.
Participants:
- Pranab K. Bardhan
Task Force Member
Professor of Economics
University of California, Berkeley - Tim Besley
Task Force Member
Kuwait Professor of Economics and Political Science
London School of Economics - Ali Cheema
Task Force Member
Head of Economics Department
Lahore University of Management Sciences - Jean-Paul Faguet
Task Force Chair
Professor
London School of Economics
- Francisco H.G. Ferreira
Task Force Member
Economics Research
The World Bank - Juan Pablo Jimenez
Task Force Member
Economic Affairs Officer
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC-UN) - Stuti Khemani
Task Force Member
Economist, Development Research Group (Public Services Team)
World Bank - Asim Khwaja
Task Force Member
Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Harvard University
- Dilip Mookherjee
Task Force Member
Professor of Economics
Boston University - Daniel Treisman
Task Force Member
Professor
UCLA - Renato Villela
Task Force Member
Deputy Secretary of Finance
The State of Rio de Janeiro
Brazil - Federico Weinschelbaum
Task Force Member
Associate Professor
Department of Economics
Universidad de San Andres