Authors: Marcia K. Meyers and Janet C. Gornick
Publication: International Cooperation in Social Security: How to Cope with Globalization? Chapter 3, pp. 47-80
Publisher: Intersentia
Editors: Bea Cantillion and Ive Marx
Date: June 2005
Excerpt:
Issues of policy decentralization and devolution command considerable attention in both developed and developing countries. Proponents of devolution argue that regional and local flexibility promotes policies that are both more responsive to local preferences and more efficient in promoting social welfare; opponents argue equally strenuously that devolution increases the risk of both suboptimal outcomes, due to competition between local jurisdictions, and geographic inequalities in social and health provisions.
Link: International Cooperation in Social Security: How to Cope with Globalization?