What Are the Areas of Competence for Central and Local Governments? Accountability Mechanisms in Multi-Level Governance

This study aims to advance understanding of the distinctive areas of competence for central and local governments. In doing so, we focus on the relative impacts of two accountability mechanisms—elections and management approaches—on the bureaucratic attitudes and behaviors exhibited within central and local governments. We posit that elections have dominant impacts in local governments, whereas management systems play a relatively larger role in...