Journal Articles
Journal Articles
Complexity in Institutional Reform
Forthcoming in World Development.
Encomienda, the Colonial State, and Long-Run Development in Colombia
With Camilo Matajira and Fabio Sánchez. Forthcoming in The Economic Journal.
Video of seminar presentation, Santa Fe Institute
Increasing Access to Formal Agricultural Credit: The Role of Rural Producer Organizations
With Allison Benson-Hernández. Journal of Development Studies, 59 (1): 21-38. 2022.
Political Cleavages in Motion: Bolivia in 2021
With Gustavo Bonifaz. Revista de Ciencia Política, 42 (2): 175-202. 2022.
With Mahvish Shami. Studies in Comparative International Development, 57: 82-109. 2021.
Decentralization’s Effects on Education and Health: Evidence from Ethiopia
With Qaiser Khan and Priyanka Kanth. Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 51 (1): 79-103. 2021.
With Fabio Sánchez and Juanita Villaveces. World Development, 136: 1-23. 2020.
Revolution From Below: Cleavage Displacement and the Collapse of Elite Politics in Bolivia
Politics & Society, 47 (2): 205–250. 2019.
Published in Spanish as Faguet, J.P. 2022. Revolución desde abajo: Desplazamiento de clivajes y colapso de la política de élites en Bolivia. La Paz: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
Measuring and theorizing regional governance
With Kent Eaton, Imke Harbers, Arjan Schakel, Liesbet Hooghe, Gary Marks, Sara Niedzwiecki, Sandra Chapman Osterkatz and Sarah Shair-Rosenfield. Territory, Politics, Governance, 7 (2): 265-283. 2018.
Journal of Democracy, 29 (4): 89-101. 2018.
Scale Meets Community: Hooghe and Marks’ Theory of Multilevel Governance
Territory, Politics, Government, 7 (2): 270-274. 2018.
Transformation from Below in Bangladesh: Decentralization, Local Governance, and Systemic Change
Modern Asian Studies, 51 (6): 1668–1694. 2017.
Blending Top-Down Federalism with Bottom-Up Engagement to Reduce Inequality in Ethiopia
With Qaiser Khan and Alemayehu Ambel. World Development, 96: 326–342. 2017.
With Anila Channa. World Bank Research Observer, 31 (2): 199-241. 2016.
Low Decision Space Means No Decentralization in Fiji
International Journal of Health Policy and Management (IJHPM). 2016.
Decentralizing for a Deeper, More Supple Democracy
With Ashley Fox and Caroline Pöschl. Journal of Democracy, 26 (4): 60-74. 2015.
Decentralization and Governance
Lead paper of a special issue on Decentralization and Governance. World Development, 53: 2-13. 2014.
Can Sub-National Autonomy Strengthen Democracy in Bolivia?
Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 44 (1): 51-81. 2014.
Decentralization and Access to Social Services in Colombia
With Fabio Sánchez. Public Choice, 160 (1-2): 227-249. 2014
Winner of the Corporación Andina de Fomento International Research Paper Prize.
Governance From Below in Bolivia: A Theory of Local Government With Two Empirical Tests
Latin American Politics and Society, 51(4): 29-68. 2009.
Reprinted in Spanish as “Gobernabilidad desde abajo en Bolivia: Una teoría del gobierno local y dos pruebas empíricas”, chapter 6 in Zuazo, Faguet and Bonifaz (eds.). 2012. Descentralización y democratización en Bolivia: La historia del Estado débil, la sociedad rebelde y el anhelo de democracia. La Paz: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
Making Reform Work: Institutions, Dispositions and the Improving Health of Bangladesh
With Zulfiqar Ali. World Development. 37: 208–218. 2009.
Reprinted in Murshid, KAS, M. Mahmud and K. Iqbal (Eds.). 2021. Readings in Bangladesh Development. Dhaka: Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies.
Perspectivas, 7: 73-88. 2009.
Decentralization’s Effects on Educational Outcomes in Bolivia and Colombia
With Fabio Sánchez. World Development, 36: 1294–1316. 2008.
Journal of Development Studies, 44: 1100–1121. 2008.
Social Funds and Decentralization: Optimal Institutional Design
With Borge Wietzke. Public Administration and Development, 26(4): 303-315. 2006.
Does Decentralization Increase Responsiveness to Local Needs? Evidence from Bolivia
Journal of Public Economics, 88(4): 867-894. 2004.
Decentralization and Local Government Performance: Improving Public Service Provision in Bolivia
Revista de Economía del Rosario, 3(1): 127-176. 2000.
Chapters in Edited Volumes
Decentralized Governance: Crafting Effective Democracies Around the World
With Sarmistha Pal. Chapter 1 in J.P. Faguet and S. Pal (Eds.). Decentralized Governance: Crafting Effective Democracies Around the World. London: LSE Press. 2023. [Open-Access Book]
Understanding Decentralization: Theory, Evidence and Practice
Chapter 2 in J.P. Faguet and S. Pal (Eds.). Decentralized Governance: Crafting Effective Democracies Around the World. London: LSE Press. 2023. [Open-Access Book]
Decentralisation and Development in Developing Countries
Chapter 6 in Balan, P.P. and J.B. Rajan (Eds.). Kerala – Wonder in Decentralisation: Comparative International Perspectives. New Delhi: Heritage Publishers. 2023.
In I. Finot. Democratizar el Estado: Una propuesta de democratización para Bolivia. La Paz: Plural Editores. 2016.
Is Decentralization Good for Development? Perspectives from Academics and Policy Makers
With Caroline Pöschl. Chapter 1 in J.P. Faguet and C. Pöschl (eds.). Is Decentralization Good for Development? Perspectives from Academics and Policy Makers. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2015.
With Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada. Chapter 2 in J.P. Faguet and C. Pöschl (eds.). Is Decentralization Good for Development? Perspectives from Academics and Policy Makers. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2015.
With Ashley Fox and Caroline Pöschl. Chapter 6 in J.P. Faguet and C. Pöschl (eds.). Is Decentralization Good for Development? Perspectives from Academics and Policy Makers. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2015.
With Moira Zuazo and Gustavo Bonifaz. Chapter 1 in Zuazo, M., J.P. Faguet, and G. Bonifaz (eds.). Descentralización y democratización en Bolivia: La historia del Estado débil, la sociedad rebelde y el anhelo de democracia. La Paz: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2012.
The Determinants of Central vs. Local Government Investment: Democracy and Development in Bolivia
Chapter 7 in Ghosh, S. and S.S. Mishra (eds.). Decentralization and Development, Hyderabad, India: Icfai University Press. 2008.
Decentralizing Bolivia: Local Government in the Jungle
Chapter 4 in P. Bardhan and D. Mookherjee (eds.). Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing Countries: A Comparative Perspective, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 2006.
Experiencias Internacionales en Descentralización
In G. Manga, (ed.). Descentralización de Verdad: Soluciones Para Colombia, Bogotá: Imprenta Nacional. 1999.
Multilateral Aid, Politics and Poverty: Past Failures and Future Challenges
With Peter Boone. Chapter 2 in R. Grant and J. Nijman (eds.). The Global Crisis in Foreign Aid, Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. 1998.